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Island at the edge of the world : the forgotten history of Easter Island Cover Image Book

Island at the edge of the world : the forgotten history of Easter Island / Mike Pitts.

Pitts, Michael W., (author.).

Summary:

"A vital and timely work of historical adventure and reclamation by British archeological scholar Mike Pitts--a book that rewrites the popular yet flawed history of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and uses newly unearthed findings and documents to challenge the long-standing historical assumptions about the manmade ecological disaster that caused the island's collapse"-- Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063344679
  • ISBN: 006334467X
  • Physical Description: xxii, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-329) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: Prey -- First contact -- Disruption -- The fall -- Part II: Postmortem -- The Mana departs -- The Routledges on Rapa Nui -- The Mana returned -- The Routledges apart -- War, hunger, and destruction -- Part III: Life -- Polynesians and Native Americans -- Rocks, trees, and gardens -- Quarries, roads, and plinths -- Political theater -- The enigma of aliens -- Epilogue.

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Subject:
Easter Island > History.
Easter Island > Discovery and exploration.
Easter Island > Civilization.
Easter Island > Antiquities.
Genre:
Informational works.

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  • 7 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 4 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library 996.18 PIT (Text) 36015000780730 Adult New Nonfiction Checked out 08/08/2026

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