Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific, 9781988516219
Paperback
Untold tales of Pacific rogues, dreamers, and victims of fortune.

Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    13 June 2018

Summary

Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific: Tales of Rogues, Dreamers, and Victims

Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific delves into the lives of adventurers who roamed the vast Pacific, from charming dreamers to outright conmen, slavers, pirates, and even Queen Emma.

Discover the extraordinary tale of James Proctor, who used his wooden leg to deceive natives and abduct them into slavery, and the story of French priest Fr Rougier, who exploited his position to amass a f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781988516219
ISBN-10:1988516218
Author:John Dunmore
Publisher:Upstart Press Ltd
Imprint:Upstart Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:13 June 2018
Weight:510g
About The Author

John Dunmore

John Dunmore, CNZM, DLitt, Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ, and holder of two of France’s most prestigious awards, the Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur and the Ordre des Palmes Academiques, has written over 30 books in his stellar career as a Pacific historian.

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