The Discovery of Tahiti (NZ Author/Topic)

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Romance and the islands have gone hand-in-hand since the bare-breasted young women of Tahiti gave a rousing welcome to the 18th-century European adventurers who discovered the island. It was not just a tropical port of call that Captain Wallis and his men found, but their tales of golden girls and a majestic island queen became a foundation stone of the Romantic Movement, an enduring inspiration for writers, artists, filmmakers ... mutineers.Joan Druett follows up her prize-winning biography of the remarkable priestly navigator, Tupaia, by bringing this extraordinary story to life. ''''...one of New Zealand's most gifted authors'''' - John Dunmore, in The Listener ''''Druett has a talent for storytelling'''' - Paste magazine ''''Joan Druett ... is one of our most readable historians. Her knowledge of maritime events is encyclopedic. And she can write: vividly, lucidly, accurately'''' -New Zealand Herald