Island at the end of the world : the turbulent history of Easter Island
On a long stretch of green coast in the South Pacific, hundreds of enormous, impassive stone heads stand guard against the ravages of time, war, and disease that have attempted over the centuries to conquer Easter Island. Steven Roger Fischer offers the first English-language history of Easter Island in Island at the End of the World, a fascinating chronicle of adversity, triumph, and the enduring monumentality of the island's stone guards. A small canoe with Polynesians brought the first humans to Easter Island in 700 CE, and when boat travel in the South Pacific drastically decreased around
History
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
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Island at the End of the World Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1: The Polynesian Frontier; 2: White Men and Birdmen; 3: Pirates and Priests; 4: Rancho Isla de Pascua; 5: Museum Island; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index
English