Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island

“A crisp, confident, and convincing new account of the place and its chroniclers" — The New Yorker

“A definitive history of the mysteries of Easter Island...compelling...[a] magisterial history.” — New York Times

“Revelatory…fascinating… wholly convincing” — Daily Mail (UK)

A vital and timely work of historical adventure and reclamation by British archeological scholar Mike Pitts—a book that rewrites the popular yet flawed history of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and uses newly unearthed findings a...