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The last bookaneer

by Matthew Pearl

Publishers and publishingFictionManuscriptsHistoryAlternative HistoryPublishers and publishing; History; 19th century; FictionNew York Times reviewedSamoan islands, fiction

As the 19th century draws to an end, two bookaneers are caught up in a colonial war on Samoa as they compete to steal Robert Louis Stevenson's last manuscript and make a fortune before a new international treaty ends the bookaneers' trade forever.

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Book data: Open Library