Hawaii and Its People (Classic Reprint): The Land of Rainbow and Palm - Couverture souple

Twombly, Alexander S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333422016 ISBN 13 : 9781333422011

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore life in Hawaii as described by early visitors, from simple huts and daily work to vivid cultural rituals and changing ways of life.

This nonfiction account offers readers a vivid look at early 19th-century Hawaii, including village life, tools, housing, and the daily rhythms of the islands. It blends travel notes with cultural observations, showing how people lived, cooked, married, buried their dead, and interacted with visitors and newcomers.

- See how homes were built, what people wore, and the simple tools they used, alongside surprising details about daily chores and living conditions.
- Learn about social structure, from chiefs and commoners to the role of kahunas and traditional rituals surrounding birth, burial, and justice.
- Discover notes on outposts of trade, fish ponds, pork handling, and the clever ways Hawaiians used the sea and land.
- Get a sense of history’s turning points, including encounters with missionaries, changes in tradition, and the evolving landscape of Hawaiian life.

Ideal for readers of Hawaiian history, culture, and travel memoirs seeking a grounded, period‑specific portrait of the islands.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333422016
• ISBN 13: 9781333422011
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 386
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