{"product_id":"jean-mbarai-the-trepang-fisherman-paperback","title":"Jean M'Barai The Trepang Fisherman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Baudoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKarin Speedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1860 and 1910, over 60,000 Pacific South sea islanders were lured from their villages: tricked, transported, forced to work in the harsh queensland bush, and then repatriated. In \u003cem\u003eJean M'Bara , The trepang fisherman\u003c\/em\u003e (first published In french in 1919) Georges Baudoux tells their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Dr Karin Speedy and published here in English for the first time, this book exposes the rich, complex and brutal world of a south sea islander caught up in the duplicitous trade that came to be known as blackbirding. For the English-speaking world it is an astonishing and confronting account of Australian and Pacific history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163252396167,"sku":"9780994503923","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/57bc4321658b9e5059cf89808ed740a3.webp?v=1733295926","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/jean-mbarai-the-trepang-fisherman-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}