Charles Bernard Nordhoff & James Norman Hall 
The Hurricane [EPUB ebook] 

The acclaimed novel of love and courage. An intolerant Governor sets off a series of tragic events in an idyllic Pacific paradise, disrupting the peaceful lives of newlywed islanders Terangi and Marama in this tale of brave and beautiful people… of a young outlaw and his sensuous bride… of survival, of love and courage. A story of elemental terror, of strong men against the sea. By the authors of Mutiny on the Bounty