He wrote novels on his own for ten years , of which The Derelict ( 1928 ) was considered his finest solo effort .
Nordhoff married a Tahitian woman , Christianne Vahine Tua Tearae Smidt , with whom he would have four daughters and two sons .
Nordhoff wrote novels on Nordhoff 's own for ten years , of which The Derelict ( 1928 ) was considered his finest solo effort .
Nordhoff married a Tahitian woman , Christianne Vahine Tua Tearae Smidt , with whom he would have four daughters and two sons .