Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1: “No Country More Capable”: The Provisioning Trade in Tahiti 25
7. Chapter 2: Conceptual Landscapes 57
8. Chapter 3: Getting Captain Cook’s Goat: And Other Tales of Ecological Introduction 91
9. Chapter 4: Chiefly Cattle 115
10. Chapter 5: Breadfruit Connections 141
11. Chapter 6: Pigs, Muskets, and A New Order 171
12. Conclusion 194
13. Appendix A: Timeline of Tahiti: Events, Ships, and Chiefs 203
14. Appendix B: A Survey of Species Introduced to the Society Islands 1767–1820s 213
15. Notes 225
16. Glossary 267
17. Bibliography 273
18. Index 289