Omai

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Omai by Eric H. McCormick, Auckland University Press
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Author: Eric H. McCormick ISBN: 9781775581338
Publisher: Auckland University Press Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Auckland University Press Language: English
Author: Eric H. McCormick
ISBN: 9781775581338
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Auckland University Press
Language: English

Omai was the first Polynesian to visit Britain. Picked up by one of Cook's captains, he was carried to England where he became a human curiosity and the lion of fashionable London. He was presented at Court, examined by scientists and painted by a series of artists. He learned to skate and play chess, and developed a liking for the theatre. At the end of two years he was taken back to the Pacific by Cook who left him at the island of Huahine. In this landmark book, McCormick creates a portrait of Omai and a picture of his two worlds, the Polynesian and the European.

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Omai was the first Polynesian to visit Britain. Picked up by one of Cook's captains, he was carried to England where he became a human curiosity and the lion of fashionable London. He was presented at Court, examined by scientists and painted by a series of artists. He learned to skate and play chess, and developed a liking for the theatre. At the end of two years he was taken back to the Pacific by Cook who left him at the island of Huahine. In this landmark book, McCormick creates a portrait of Omai and a picture of his two worlds, the Polynesian and the European.

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