Trading Nature: Tahitians, Europeans, and Ecological Exchange

by Jennifer Newell

When Captain Samuel Wallis became the first European to land at Tahiti in June 1767, he left not only a British flag on shore but also three guinea hens, a pair of turkeys, a pregnant cat, and a garden planted with peas for the chiefess Purea. Thereafter, a succession of European captains, missionaries, and others planted seeds and introduced livestock from around the world. In turn, the islanders traded away great quantities of important island...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824832817
• ISBN13: 9780824832810
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"