Author: William Ellis

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780282556686

Excerpt from Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, Vol. 4 of 4 Proposed route - Ah ancient fort recs - Aid item the governor - Another native dance - Height of Molina Huararai - Manner of preparing bark for native cloth - Cultivation oi' the cloth-plant - Method of manufacturing and paint ing various kinds of cloth - Con versation with the governor - Departure ti'om Kenna - Description of our guide - Several heiaus - Population of the west ern coast - Tracts of rugged lava - Scene of the battle, which took place in consequence of the abolition of idolatry, in bio - Description of the battle - Tomb of a celebrated priest - Account of Captain Cook's honours rendered to his remains - Encouraging missionary labours. 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.