First Encounters (Lost and Found in History). Cultural collision and conquest.

First Encounters Lost and Found in History, epic true stories of cultural collision and conquest. By Joseph Cummins. Publisher: Pier 9, 2009, first edition. Softback, faint mark to bottom edge of last few pages otherwise in near new condition with no inscriptions. 320 pages, illustrated. A book of first contact moments drawn from over 500 years of human exploration, adventure and discovery. Divided into sections such as 'Fabled Encounters in the Old World', 'The Great Southern Ocean', 'Fateful Encounters in the Heart of Africa', and 'First Contact in the Twentieth Century', this is a book filled with historical moments that have become the stuff of controversy, myth and legend. Some of the most powerful moments in history occur when two peoples, two cultures, previously unknown to each other, come together for the first time. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.