The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific

by Brandon Presser

Book Overview

A thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted island in the South Pacific and unwittingly solved the biggest nautical mystery of the era: the whereabouts of a band of fugitives who, after seizing their vessel, had disappeared into the night with their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn Island was the perfect hideaway from British authorities, but after nearly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541758579
• ISBN13: 9781541758575
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"