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Book Review

Oceania and the Pacific Islands

Anne Salmond. The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2003. Pp. xxii, 506. $30.00.

This well-written, remarkably detailed, and richly illustrated account of James Cook's three voyages of exploration in the Pacific revolves around the metaphor in its title. Ten crewmen from the consort ship Adventure were killed and consumed by Maori at Whareunga Bay or Grass Cove in New Zealand on December 17, 1773, during Cook's second expedition. The warrior Kahura led the attack. As the Adventure had become separated from Cook's flag ship, Resolution, six weeks earlier, the British explorer did not learn of the incident until he was back in England. Cook's return to the area in 1777 led to expectations of reprisal on all sides. British seamen wanted revenge; the Maori, with their understanding of honor, insult, and authority, expected it. When Cook as enlightened gentleman ordered the painting of Kahura's portrait rather than his execution, members of his crew expressed their dissatisfaction through a mock trial that resulted in the convicting, killing, and eating of a sailor's dog for cannibalistic tendencies. There was some measure of satisfaction for those of the lower deck in this metaphorical play. According to Anne Salmond, however, Cook's inaction marked a fatal turning point in relationships with his men and with Polynesians.

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