Bright and Distant Shores

Smith, Dominic
Bright and Distant Shores

Bright and Distant Shores

Smith, Dominic

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Chicago First Equitable has won the race to construct the world's tallest building and its president, Hale Gray, hits upon a surefire way to make it an enduring landmark: to establish on the roof an exhibition of real-life 'savages'. He sponsors a South Seas voyage to collect not only weaponry and artefacts, but also 'several natives related by blood' for the company's rooftop spectacle. Caught up in this scheme are two orphans: Owen Graves, the voyage's head trader from Chicago's South Side, and Argus Niu, a mission houseboy in Melanesia - two young men haunted by their pasts. Bright and Distant Shores is at once a remarkable love story and a breathtaking adventure that chronicles the clash of the tribal and the civilised at a pivotal moment in history.

Author:   Smith, Dominic
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
ISBN:  

9781742374161


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.

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Chicago First Equitable has won the race to construct the world's tallest building and its president, Hale Gray, hits upon a surefire way to make it an enduring landmark: to establish on the roof an exhibition of real-life 'savages'. He sponsors a South Seas voyage to collect not only weaponry and artefacts, but also 'several natives related by blood' for the company's rooftop spectacle. Caught up in this scheme are two orphans: Owen Graves, the voyage's head trader from Chicago's South Side, and Argus Niu, a mission houseboy in Melanesia - two young men haunted by their pasts. Bright and Distant Shores is at once a remarkable love story and a breathtaking adventure that chronicles the clash of the tribal and the civilised at a pivotal moment in history.

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Author:   Smith, Dominic
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
ISBN:  

9781742374161


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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