"This very factual book provides well written outline histories of Norfolk Island from 1774 to 2005, and relates mainly to the social and cultural phenomena of past and present. There is also a wonderful visual dimension to the book which helps readers picture the scenes as they were. The eventual compilation of this book results from almost daily requests, over at least three decades, to document my knowledge and lifelong experience of Norfolk Island, its culture and traditions, as related to me, and my forebears from Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Island, and Tahiti. So says Alice Buffett, 7th generation direct descendant of Bounty mutineer Matthew Quintal"--Norfolk Online www.norfolkonline.nlk.nf)