Exploration and Exchange: A South Seas Anthology, 1680-1900

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"As my sense of the turpitude and guilt of sin was weakened, the vices of the natives appeared less odious and criminal. After a time, I was induced to yield to their allurements, to imitate their manners, and to join them in their sins . . . and it was not long ere I disencumbered myself of my European garment, and contented myself with the native dress. . . ."--from Narrative of the late George Vason, of Nottingham

As George Vason's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226468461
• ISBN13: 9780226468464
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"