The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
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The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
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Author : Emma H. Adams
language : en
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Release Date : 1890
The Tonga Islands And Other Groups written by Emma H. Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Polynesia categories.
The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
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Author : Emma Hildreth Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
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The Tonga Islands And Other Groups
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Author : Emma H. Adams
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The Tonga Islands And Other Groups written by Emma H. Adams and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...of water, and off they will float to the coral belt, where the day will pass quickly, with everybody laughing and chatting as only coral islanders can, while they collect the shining snails, or spear other kinds of fish hidden among the coral fretwork. Early in the afternoon, they will return to camp. Here some will clean and cook the tripang, while others will prepare the evening meal. This dispatched, large fires will be made a little way from the huts; the mats will be spread on the ground, and there, lying upon their backs, will these light-hearted people while away the evening telling stories of phantom ships, of terrible ghosts and goblins, of daring adventures, and of voyages to wonderful lands far away. And possibly the evening will end with a dance on the smooth white sand, in the light of the full moon. In this peaceful, harmless manner will the fishers of the Chief Dog-fish work out the six moons for Captain Longbeard--provided Chief Dog-fish is worthy of their confidence, and Captain Longbeard proves not to be one of the insufferable white villains who have for years been the scourge of the South Pacific. The best mode of collecting beche-de-mer from a coral reef is for the fisher, as he walks along the reef, to trail behind him a little punt of boards, or a light canoe, and into it throw the fish as he picks them up. When the punt is full, he tows it out to deep water, where its contents are transferred to a more commodious craft employed for the purpose. Its cargo complete, the latter straightway steers for camp, the crew busily disemboweling the slugs on the way. At camp, they are quickly removed to shore and cooked without delay, for this reason--it is a remarkable peculiarity of the strange mollusks that so long as they...
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1818
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1818 with Ethnology categories.
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1817
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1817 with Ethnology categories.
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
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Release Date : 1827
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1827 with categories.
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
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Release Date : 1817
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1817 with Ethnology categories.
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
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Release Date : 1827
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1827 with categories.
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean
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Author : William Mariner
language : en
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Release Date : 1827
An Account Of The Natives Of The Tonga Islands In The South Pacific Ocean written by William Mariner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1827 with Ethnology categories.
Two Cannibal Archipelagoes
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Author : Emma Hildreth Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
Two Cannibal Archipelagoes written by Emma Hildreth Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Melanesia categories.
CHAPTERS: Our Brothers In The New Hebrides; Teaching, Preaching and Martyrdom; A Brief Run About Fate; Still Sailing-Aneitium, Aniwa, Fotuna; Api, Ambrym, Espiritu Santo; The Great Volcano On Tanna; Away To The Solomon Islanda ; The Island Of Guadalcanar ; Island Of New Georgia--The Rubiana Lagoon; Bougainville, The Shortlands and Treasury Island; In Bougainville Strait; St Christoval and the Taboo-houses of the Solomon Archipelago; ILLUSTRATIONS: Canoe-house; Mission Premises; Mission Chapel; A Village under Heathenism; The Same under Christianity