Omai

Omai
Author: Richard Michael Connaughton
Publisher: Timewell Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781857252057

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A vivid account of the tragedy of England's first black celebrity, the story of the Tahitian prince brought to England by Captain Cook's companion.


Omai
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Richard Michael Connaughton
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Timewell Press

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A vivid account of the tragedy of England's first black celebrity, the story of the Tahitian prince brought to England by Captain Cook's companion.
Cook & Omai
Language: en
Pages: 74
Authors: Michelle Hetherington
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: National Library Australia

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Cook & Omai: The Cult of the South Seas draws on the Library's collections and the documentary record to explore a fascinating chapter in the history of the Pac
Captain Cook
Language: en
Pages: 382
Authors: William Henry Giles Kingston
Categories: Australasia
Type: BOOK - Published: 1870 - Publisher:

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Harlequin Empire
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: David Worrall
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-30 - Publisher: Routledge

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Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Dury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. This work explores the presentation of
Omai
Language: en
Pages: 753
Authors: Eric H. McCormick
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-01 - Publisher: Auckland University Press

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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