The Fatal Impact: The Invasion Of The South Pacific 1767–1840
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
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A landmark work of narrative history, The Fatal Impact: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767–1840 chronicles the catastrophic collision between European civilization and the indigenous peoples of the South Pacific during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With sweeping scope and vivid prose, Alan Moorehead traces the voyages of explorers such as Captain James Cook, documenting how initial encounters of wonder and curiosity rapidly gave way to exploitation, disease, and cultural destruction. The work presents a sobering account of how Tahiti, Australia, and Antarctica were irrevocably transformed — and in many cases devastated — by the relentless advance of Western expansion. Moorehead argues with quiet moral authority that the so-called discovery of these lands was, for their inhabitants, nothing short of an irreversible catastrophe. Written with the elegance of a seasoned storyteller and the rigor of a careful historian, the narrative stands as both a gripping adventure and a profound meditation on the human cost of empire.
Author: Alan Moorehead
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australasion & Pacific history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of narrative history, The Fatal Impact: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767–1840 chronicles the catastrophic collision between European civilization and the indigenous peoples of the South Pacific during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. With sweeping scope and vivid prose, Alan Moorehead traces the voyages of explorers such as Captain James Cook, documenting how initial encounters of wonder and curiosity rapidly gave way to exploitation, disease, and cultural destruction. The work presents a sobering account of how Tahiti, Australia, and Antarctica were irrevocably transformed — and in many cases devastated — by the relentless advance of Western expansion. Moorehead argues with quiet moral authority that the so-called discovery of these lands was, for their inhabitants, nothing short of an irreversible catastrophe. Written with the elegance of a seasoned storyteller and the rigor of a careful historian, the narrative stands as both a gripping adventure and a profound meditation on the human cost of empire.