Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands. Volume 2 / W...
Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands. Volume 2 / W...
Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands. Volume 2 / William Ellis. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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1 online resource (x, 578 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1829.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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1829.
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From humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis (1794-1872) sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist an...
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Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands. Volume 2 / William Ellis. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge library collection. History of Oceania
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74VKaz03dAEb
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1-107-32390-8
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919.6
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991024402500702626
