Savage by Nick Hazlewood

Savage by Nick Hazlewood

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In 1830, Jemmy Button was removed from his Tierra del Fuego home and taken to an England on the verge of industrialization. He was paraded before the establishment and taught English and Christianity, then returned to his home charged with the task of "civilizing" his people. This is his story.

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Savage by Nick Hazlewood

Darwin's voyage on The Beagle to Tierra del Fuego and the Galapagos Islands is hailed as a pivotal point in history for discovery and the explanation of man's very being. Nick Hazlewood shatters this purely romantic notion to reveal that along with the flora and fauna collected, island children were brought back too. Jemmy Button, so called because explorers threw a pearl button at his father in recompense for his life, was one of the "savages" torn from his pacific island family and brought back to Britain. He was taught English, dressed in British clothes and paraded to the British establishment. Such was the desire to meet him that the Royal family invited him to tea. He was an object of curiosity and fascination. Jemmy was ferried back and forth to his homeland as part of a grand experiment which ended disastrously and shockingly. Hazlewood tells this fascinating story for the first time.
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ISBN 13 9780340739112
ISBN 10 0340739118
Title Savage
Author Nick Hazlewood
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 2000-03-02
Number of pages 320
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