Omai.

Omai.

Omai was the first Polynesian to visit Britain. Picked up by one of Cook's captains, he was carried to England where he became a human curiosity and the lion of fashionable London. He was presented at Court, examined by scientists and painted by a series of artists. He learned to skate and play...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCormick, E. H. (Eric Hall), 1906-1995 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Omai.
Omai
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > Oceania.
Discoveries in geography
Society Islands (French Polynesia) > Biography.
Society Islands (French Polynesia) > Discovery and exploration.
French Polynesia > Society Islands
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; 1. Mai and the European Discovery of Tahiti; 2. Between Voyages; 3. The Voyage of H.M.S. Adventure; 4. Mr. Banks, Lord Monboddo, Dr. Hawkesworth, and Others; 5. The Advent of Omai; 6. Omai in Society; 7. Omai and the Return of the Resolution; 8. Omai's Farewell; 9. Omai on the Resolution; 10. Omai's Homecoming; 11. The End of Omai; 12. Omai in Europe
  • the Literary Aftermath; Postscript; Sources; Manuscripts; Publications; References to Sources; Index; Back Cover

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