537 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2009 Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Aphrodite's island Thunder in 'Opoa The glorious children of Tetumu Purea, 'Queen' of Tahiti Happy island of Cythera Ahutoru at the opâera A Polynesian Venus Captain Cook in Arcadia The transit of Venus Circling the land Tupaia's ship The Viceroy of Peru Tute's return Hitihiti's odyssey The red feathers of 'Oro Three Tahitians in Lima Boenechea's burial Matimo and the friars Ma'i on ice skates A bare-chested captain Tute's portThe angel of history Appendix. The seasons in Tahiti
