Walter Brodie was stranded on Pitcairn's Island for several weeks while en route from New Zealand to California. At Pitcairn he met an impoverished community of islanders who welcomed him so warmly that he professed the weeks to be among the best in his life. The Islanders were deeply religious and appeared to be without vice, perhaps due to the remoteness of their location. However, the Indigenous population was growing too numerous for the island's resources to support. This book was published with the intention of raising funds for the islanders and includes a list of all the ships that visited there since 1808 with the despatches of their commanders.
