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The true story of the Sergeant of Marines who was crowned King on a Voodoo Island A real United States Marines officer landed at La Gonave, an island off the coast of Haiti. He saved their queen and they made him their king. He ruled as king for four years. Eventually, President of Haiti found out about this and forced him out. The people still remembered him and were talking about him years later. They were longing for their king to come back and rule them again.
- Sales Rank: #1908441 in Books
- Published on: 2015-02-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .87" w x 5.50" l, .98 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
About the Author
The fantastic career of Marine warrant Officer Faustin H, Wirkus, 48, former Pittston PA, coal miner, who became king of a tropical isle, ended October 8, 1945 when he died in Brooklyn, NY, Naval Hospital. Wirkus ruled the island of La Gonave off Port au Prince from 1925 to 1929. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 10695. Born in Pittston, the son of a Polish-American mine worker, Wirkus was destined for the life of a coal miner, but he ran away at 18 and joined the marines. In 1925, when a gunnery sergeant, he was appointed Marine administrator of La Gonave to halt internal disputes among the 12,000 natives on the small island. La Gonave had had a king named Faustin. When Faustin Wirkus arrived the natives knelt before him and buxom Queen Ti Meminne pronounced him the reincarnation of the late ruler, Wirkus became king and wore a two-foot crown. He was admitted to voodoo rituals and acquired a deeper knowledge of black magic than any other white man of his time. Wirkus gained wide publicity when the late William Seabrook, novelist, visited La Gonave and wrote a book "The Magic Isle." As a result, officials of Haiti, which claimed jurisdiction over the Island of La Gonave, found out about this and forced Wirkus to abdicate in 1929. He was discharged from the Marine Corps later the same year. Later he wrote this book with Taney Dudley, "The White King of La Gonave," lectured and became a bond broker in New York. In 1937, he married an Atlanta woman, who with their 7-year old son survived him. Wirkus returned to the Marine Corps in 1939 as a recruiting specialist and in 1944 was appointed instructor in aviation gunnery at the Chapel Hill, NC, Marine station. Taney Dudley was born in August 1901 in New Orleans. Little is known about her except that she lived in Bronxville New York and on April 6, 1929 she took a boat from Port-au-Prince Haiti to New York arriving on April 11, 1929. She was apparently the ghost writer and editor of this book but this is never explained.
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Fascinating!
By Sasue
Anyone with an interest in Haiti and its unique history will find this quite interesting. And if you have have spent time in Haiti, you will enjoy it even more!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A ,"Must Read" for all lovers of Haiti.
By Banjo Baba
This is a fascinating true story of a U.S. Marine who through a bizarre chain of events becomes the , "White King" of La Gonave which is an island just off the coast of Haiti. He must have been an intelligent and good hearted soul and he tells a good story. I read a borrowed version of this years ago and am excited to see it back in print...
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