Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story

By J. Maarten Troost

Book Overview

Chronicles Troost's return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism. Deciding to retrace the path once traveled by the author of Treasure Island, Troost follows Robert Louis Stevenson to the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, Tahiti, Kiribati, and Samoa, tumbling from one comic misadventure to another. Headhunters on My Doorstep is a funny yet poignant account of one man's journey to find himself that will captivate travel writing aficionados, Robert Louis Stevenson fans, and anyone who has ever lost his way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592408737
• ISBN13: 9781592408733
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher