Polynesian Researches, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Polynesian Researches, Vol. 3: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich IslandsArrival of the deputation in Huahine - Death of Pomare - Notice of his an. Catty - Description of his person - His mental character and habits - Per severance and proficiency in writing - His letter to England, azo. - Estima tion in which he was held by the people - Pomare the first conveit to Christianity - His commendable endeavours to promote its extension - De clenston during the latter part of his life - His friendship to the missionaries uniform - His aid important - Circumstances connected With his death Accession of his son Pomare lll. - Coronation of the infant kingtencourag ing progress in learning - Early death - Extensive use of letters among the islanders - Writing on plantain-leaves - Value of writing-paper - South Sea Academy - Trials peculiar to missmn families among uncrvihzed nations Advantages of sending missionary children to civilized countries.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.