The Wild White Man Of Badu: Ion IdriessA group of convicts escape from Norfolk Island in a boat. Only one survives by killing and eating his companions en route for sustenance until he arrives on Badu Island. He takes over leadership of the natives by besting then decapitating the chief. The natives believe him to be the reincarnation of Wongai, friend of the gods, and accept him without question. Their acceptance is tinged with reverence when they discover that he is an astute war leader