The fatal impact
Subtitle: an account of the invasion of the South Pacific, 1767-1840
By: by Alan Moorehead.
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 1966
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779.; Tahiti -- Discovery and exploration.; Australia -- Discovery and exploration.; Antarctica.
Description: Pt. 2, p.99-168; Exploration of the east coast of New Holland by Capt. Cook; Results of impact on Aborigines; Accounts by Cook and Banks, description of Aborigines included physical appearance, weapons, canoes, making of fire, food and its preparation, use of narcotics, outline of life cycle; Differences between Tasmanian and mainland natives; Effect of white settlement.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 221-222.
Includes index.