Savage Harvest - A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, Michael Rockefeller s Tragic Quest

Retracing the steps of Michael C. Rockefeller who, in 1961, went missing during an expedition to New Guinea, an avid traveler immerses himself in the world of former headhunters and cannibals to uncover generations of a local native tribe who seemingly know the truth behind Rockefeller's disappearance. 100,000 first printing.

About the author

Carl Hoffman is the author of the New York Times bestseller Savage Harvest, hailed as a “masterpiece” by Outside and named a New York Times editors’ choice and one of the Washington Post’s 50 notable works of nonfiction for 2014, as well as The Lunatic Express. He is a former contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler and Wired, and has traveled on assignment to eighty countries.

Product details

• Authors: Carl Hoffman
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.03.2015
• EAN: 9780062116161
• ISBN: 978-0-06-211616-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Series: William Morrow
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania; Modernism, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Travel and holiday, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Australasian and Pacific history, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, True crime: serial killers and murderers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, ART: Individual Artists / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Adventurers & Explorers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Culinary, ART: History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), TRUE CRIME: Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons, TRAVEL: Australia & Oceania, TRUE CRIME: Murder / Mass Murder, ART: History / Contemporary (1945-), HISTORY: Australia & New Zealand, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa