Polynesian Researches During A Residence Of Nearly Six Years In The South Sea Islands Including Descriptions Of The Natural History And Scenery Of The Islands With Remarks On The History Mythology Traditions Government Arts Manners And Customs Of The Inhabitants

Author : William Ellis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260859617
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands, Vol. 2 of 2 written by William Ellis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-12 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands, Vol. 2 of 2: Including Descriptions of the Natural History and Scenery of the Islands, With Remarks on the History, Mythology, Traditions, Government, Arts, Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants Arrival of the deputation at Tahiti - Visit to Huahine - Pomare's death Notice of his ancestry - Description of his person - His mental character and habits - Perseverance and proficiency in writing - Hts letters to Eng land, &c. - Fac-simile of his hand-wuting, and translation of his letter on the art of drawing - Estimah'on in which he was held by the people Pomare, the first convert to Christianity - His commendable endeavours to promote its extension - Declension during the latter part of life - His friendship for the Missionaries umform - His aid important - Circum stances connected with his death - Accession of his son Pomare III. To the govemment - Coronation of the infant king - His removal to the South Sea academy - Encouraging progress in leaming - Rarly and lamented death - The extensive use of letters among the islanders - Writing on plantain leaves - Value of writing paper, &c. - The South Sea academy, required by the state of native society - The trials peculiar to Misswn families among uncivihzed nations - Advantages connected with the visits of Missionaries' children to civxhzed countries Page 521 to 551. 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.