Natural History Notes Of Hawaii

Author : UNKNOWN. AUTHOR
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330392782
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Natural History of Hawaii written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Natural History of Hawaii In the preparation of the following pages it has been the aim of the author to bring together into one volume the more important and interesting facts about the Hawaiian Islands and their primitive inhabitants, as well as information concerning the native and introduced plants and animals of the group. It is believed that those who read this volume - be they travelers, residents or students - will find, in its brief account of nature in Hawaii, not only much that will prove interesting and entertaining, but that which will foster and stimulate an interest in the things of nature for which these mid-ocean islands are far-famed. It is asserted that, in childhood, every person is interested in some of the many fields of natural history. It would be strange, indeed, if Hawaii, with its wonderful natural environment and remarkable tropical plants and interesting animals, did not rekindle in the minds of the old and encourage in the hearts of the young a desire to know more about things Hawaiian. As a result of the natural longing for information, there has existed for years a pressing demand in Hawaii, from teachers, travelers and students, for a hand-book that would supply the names for, as well as the facts relative to, familiar objects. To supply a guide that would provide reliable and readable information, in a form that would be welcomed by the general reading public, and, at the same time, that would meet the requirements of the homes, the schools, and the libraries of Hawaii and the mainland, as a convenient reference book, has been the author's endeavor. While the volume lays no claim to being an exhaustive monograph of the vast subject of which it treats, the material used has been patiently gathered from every possible source and carefully selected, sifted and verified in the field and study, by the author, during many years' residence in the islands as an enthusiastic naturalist, museum curator and college professor. For these reasons it is believed that specialists with technical information at hand, no less than those who pride themselves on their general knowledge of things Hawaiian, will find the volume a handy 'first aid' and reliable and convenient reference work. The carrying out of the three-fold object of preparing a readable account of Hawaii, a text-book or supplementary reader on the natural history of the islands, and a convenient reference book for those who require a more technical or detailed handling of the material included than is customary in a book frankly popular in nature, presents certain difficulties that seem to have been met by the selection, classification, and arrangement of the text and the illustrations. The casual reader will find the body of the text shorn of the technical verbiage and scientific names that so often distract, annoy and fatigue the layman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.