Books by Jacalyn Duffin
“It’s a really interesting look at a modern turning point in the island’s history – the point of expanding the runway on the island, changing the island from its isolated and tragic history (as opposed to its pre-contact history), and its globalization. The book is about a medical expedition, but it captures the island at a really interesting time that we’ll never see again.” Read more...
The best books on Easter Island
Terry Hunt, Historian
Interviews where books by Jacalyn Duffin were recommended
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The Mystery of Easter Island
by Katherine Routledge -
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Ethnology of Easter Island
by Alfred Metraux -
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Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island
by William J. Thomson -
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The Survival of Easter Island: Dwindling Resources and Cultural Resilience
by Jan Boersema -
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Stanley’s Dream: The Medical Expedition to Easter Island
by Jacalyn Duffin
The best books on Easter Island, recommended by Terry Hunt
The best books on Easter Island, recommended by Terry Hunt
Remote and romanticised, Easter Island – or Rapa Nui – has often been misportrayed as a mysterious site of ecocidal ruin. Terry Hunt chooses five books that paint a truer picture of the island’s history, from the accounts of early voyages to the pressures of joining the modern world. The tale that emerges is one of ingenuity, resilience, and mighty ‘statues that walked’ – as well as a lot of rats.
