Summary of Christina Thompson's Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 The first Europeans to go south of the equator expected to find a sort of looking-glass world, backward but recognizable, like people who resembled them but walked on their hands. However, they were met with a different heavens and a different air.

#2 I arrived in Paihia, the jewel of the Bay of Islands, and got off the bus. I stood on the pier and stared out at the sea, thinking about how different it was from the air in Boston.

#3 For centuries, the map of the world showed a huge mysterious landmass to the south populated by men with funny hats or the heads of dogs, who wielded spears and prayed to idols. But despite European explorers’ efforts, the great South Land remained elusive.

#4 The European explorers who visited the Pacific were always hoping to find some great place, but they often disappointed themselves. The Solomon Islands, Australia, and New Zealand were all uninhabited by a people who were friendly and hospitable.