Through Atolls

Through Atolls PDF

Author: Frederick J. Moss

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9781330087732

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Excerpt from Through Atolls: And Islands in Great South Sea The "Great South Sea" has been a region of romance from the day when De Balboa in the year of grace, 1513, so named the new ocean which burst upon his view as he gazed to the south from the hills above Panama. The exploits of buccaneers, the work of explorers and missionaries, the strange customs and the grace kindliness and ferocity of the islanders, have been the theme of many a well-known writer. The old order is changing and the more sober era of commerce rapidly rising in its place. Having had opportunities of observing both epochs, I wish to portray, as simply and faithfully as I can, the men and the customs of each. 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.

Through Atolls

Through Atolls PDF

Author: Frederick J. Moss

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780266252764

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Excerpt from Through Atolls: And Islands in Great South Sea Formation of coral reefs - Atolls or lagoon islands The Milli atoll - Coral gardens - The lagoon islanders - Food and dress - The water difficulty -the old navigators - Jaluit, the German metro polis-the embryo city - A small paradise - Jaluit lagoon - Lagoon island products - The work of the polyp - Pearls and pearl oysterssienfs. 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.

Through Atolls and Islands in the Great South Sea

Through Atolls and Islands in the Great South Sea PDF

Author: Frederick Joseph Moss

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781230219110

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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. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter viii. A visit to ponape, it3 guins, and its people. The products of Ponape--On the road to China and Japan--Pagans and Christians--Ravages of small-pox--At Kusaio by the way--At Pingelap and Mokal--Pet pigs--Pet frigate hirds--Spanish man-of-war--Mr. Kuharri-s work--Start for the ruins--A trader's hospitality--The islets on the reef--Massive and mysterious ruins--Who were the builders?--Native migrations--A pleasure trip from Atafu--Islanders born rovers--Islets of Ponape apparently coral--A rough passage--Native customs--Heathen and Christian at Kite--Mr. Begg of Ponape--. His career and opinions--Captain Edward Eodd, a Pacific celebrity--His early experiences and present opinions--Good-bye to the veterans--Recent massacre of Spanish governor and forty-five soldiers at Ponape. Poxape stands prominent among the very fevr mountainous islands which vary the monotony of innumerable atolls in the Outer Pacific. The massive ruins of Ponape are its most remarkable feature, speaking in their weird loneliness of some dead and forgotten race. By whom and for what purpose they were built are questions to which no answer has yet been given. A careful inspection of the country, and comparison with similar ruins if such there be in other countries, will give the only prospect of solving the mystery. The present inhabitants of Ponape can tell nothing about the ruins and attribute them to the devil, a solution perfectly satisfactory to their minds. They are incapable of conceiving the construction of such works, and the people who built them must have been of a race much more numerous and greatly in advance of the two or three thousand natives now occupying this large island. Of these natives, the accompanying photog

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