Some 1,300 miles southeast of Tahiti sits a volcanic island with fewer than 50 residents, limited electricity and a boat to and from New Zealand just four times a year. Author Brandon Presser calls it a “trailer park at the end of the world.” But, as Presser writes in his new book, “The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania and Mutiny in the South Pacific” (Public Affairs), out March 8, Pitcairn Island also has a remarkable history: The 48 people who live there are mostly direct descendants of the notorious mutineers who took over the HMS Bounty in 1789.Its modern residents eat the island’s fruits, vegetables and seafood, but the bulk of their diet is canned goods delivered by freighter every three months. The ramshackle homes lack front doors and are overgrown with trees and plants. There is a school for students up to age 12, with a current enrollment of three.
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