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Serpent in Paradise
Serpent in Paradise
Author: Dea Birkett
Lost in the surf of the South Pacific lies a speck of volcanic rock. Home to thirty-eight islanders--descendants of the Bounty mutineers--Pitcairn has no cars, no crime, no doctor, and no regular contact with the outside world. For two centuries, "Fletcher Christian's children," whose culture and language are a bizarre blend of Polynesian and ei...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385488716
ISBN-10: 0385488718
Publication Date: 8/17/1998
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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"In April 1789 the crew of the Bounty mutinied, cast Capt. Wm. Bligh adrift and sailed deep into the South Pacific. They landed on Pitcarin Island. Their 38 descendants are still living there..." An interesting book about another culture, by a woman who visited this "paradise" that most think is untouched by greed, hatred or the modern world. What she found while living there makes a compelling look into how people are affected by their environment.


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