Until the early twentieth century, Taiwan was one of the wildest places in Asia.
Formosan Odyssey captures the rich sweep of history through the eyes of Westerners who visited and lived on the island -- from missionaries, adventurers, lighthouse keepers, and Second World War PoWs, to.
Its coastline was known as a mariners\' graveyard, the mountainous interior was the domain of headhunting tribes, while the lowlands were a frontier area where banditry, feuding, and revolts were a way of life.
Until the early twentieth century, Taiwan was one of the wildest places in Asia