The Captain and "the Cannibal" The Captain and "the Cannibal" An Epic Story of Exploration, Kidnapping, and the Broadway Stage James Fairhead Yale UP2015Hardback392pp Illustrated232x154mm 9780300198775 Product Code: 507988 Details In 1830 the celebrated Captain Morrell kidnapped Dako, a young nobleman from an island off New Guinea, then took him to America and exhibited him as a... DetailsBackDetailsIn 1830 the celebrated Captain Morrell kidnapped Dako, a young nobleman from an island off New Guinea, then took him to America and exhibited him as a ‘cannibal’. In this reconstruction of the two men’s interlaced odysseys, an anthropologist delves into a mass of archival material and examines the worldviews of the islanders and Americans, neither of whom initially viewed the other as entirely human. See MoreSee Less publ £30.00was £7.99sale price £3.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesTravel (all)TravelSaleTagsAustralasian & Pacific historyExpeditionsModern history to 20th centurySocial & cultural history