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The Cannibal's Islands Captain Cook Adventures in the South Seas
By R. M. Ballantyne
Length2h 44m
About this audiobook
Story of Captain James Cook of the British Navy and his explorations of the South Seas including Tahiti around 1760. Ballantype called some of the islands the Cannibal Islands due to reports of cannibalism. This short book contains some discussions of things like breadfruit, and how it was prepared. Captain Cooks arrival was to essentially to stone age societies, that did not have iron or copper or brass or the other industrial metals. Theft was a problem, as the natives would steal knives and other things that attracted their attention. (Amazon)
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length2 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Chapter Six.
2Chapter One.
8Chapter Seven.
3Chapter Two.
9Chapter Eight.
4Chapter Three.
10Chapter Nine.
5Chapter Four.
11Chapter Ten.
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6Chapter Five.
12Chapter Eleven.
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