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Moorehead wrote The Fatal Impact in 1966 and deliberately chose to write it around a theme: the disastrous impact of exploration on the natives of the Pacific islands. This turns out to be a decidedly inferior approach than the two books above.
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Oct 10, 2011 · The fatal impact : an account of the invasion of the South Pacific, 1767-1840 : Moorehead, Alan, 1910-1983 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
In this work, Alan Moorehead tells the tragic story of a great adventure which turned sour, in which good intentions led to disaster, corruption and annihilation. And ironically it was Cook, the...
- Alan Moorehead
- 0141390298, 9780141390291
- illustrated, reprint
- Penguin, 2000
Jan 1, 1987 · The Fatal Impact: The Invasion of the South Pacific, 1767-1840 Hardcover – January 1, 1987. by Alan Moorehead (Author) 4.8 13 ratings. See all formats and editions. Recounts early expeditions into the Pacific, and discusses how their adventures changed the face of international commerce and led to a surge in colonization. Read more.
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- Alan Moorehead
When Captain Phillip's first fleet of eleven ships carrying about eight hundred convicts sailed into Botany Bay in 1788 the aborigines were virtually the only human beings on the Australian continent; today they have been reduced to around 250,000 in a population of over 18 million.
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- Alan Moorehead
The Fatal Impact: An Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific, 1767-1840. Alan Moorehead. Harper & Row, 1966 - Antarctica - 230 pages. Story of social and economic...
Jan 1, 2000 · Brief popular history of impact of European exploration of Tahiti, Australia and Antarctica. Tragic but lucidly told story of the impact of western culture on native populations and environments. Alan Moorehead is best known for his "Gallipoli," as well as his historical travelogues "The White Nile" and "The Blue Nile."
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