History and Traditions of Rarotonga is the earliest known literary work in the Cook Island Maori language. Its author, Te Ariki Tara 'Are, was a pre-eminent scholar who recorded the historical traditions of his people in the mid-nineteenth century. This volume allows the historical and literary importance of the work to be appreciated.
History and Traditions of Rarotonga is the earliest known literary work in the Cook Island Maori language. Its author, Te Ariki Tara 'Are, was a pre-e...
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Compiled by the naval chaplain Richard Walter (1717 85), though the extent of his editorial contribution is not certain, this 1748 publication documents the extraordinary circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson (1697 1762) between 1740 and 1744. During the Anglo-Spanish conflict which Thomas Carlyle later described as the War of Jenkins' Ear, Anson was chosen to command a squadron to raid and plunder the Pacific coast of South America. After a delayed departure, the expedition struggled with terrible weather, rough seas and outbreaks of scurvy as it rounded...
Compiled by the naval chaplain Richard Walter (1717 85), though the extent of his editorial contribution is not certain, this 1748 publication documen...
