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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. French expedition of Marion du Fresne in 1772 meets Maori in Bay of Islands. Cultural misunderstanding leads to bloodshed. Both sides shown, but I'd have liked to engage more with the Maori side, represented only by a neutral written account. ( ) no reviews | add a review
This is a fast-paced historical novel about the disastrous collision of cultures between France and New Zealand. It shows what happened when, in 1772, French expedition leader, Monsieur Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne, brought the tall ships Marquis de Castries and Mascarin in to the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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