Originally published in 1915, this book provides an abundance of legends of the struggles, the triumphs, and the wanderings of the people, of their thoughts, their aspirations; in short, they give us a twilight history of the race.As soon as the Hawaiian alphabet was prepared, in 1821, native writers began delving into their past, finding there a treasure-mine of romantic stories and of valuable ethnological and historical facts in regard to the Polynesian race. These stories were written originally in Hawaiian, for native ...
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Originally published in 1915, this book provides an abundance of legends of the struggles, the triumphs, and the wanderings of the people, of their thoughts, their aspirations; in short, they give us a twilight history of the race.As soon as the Hawaiian alphabet was prepared, in 1821, native writers began delving into their past, finding there a treasure-mine of romantic stories and of valuable ethnological and historical facts in regard to the Polynesian race. These stories were written originally in Hawaiian, for native newspapers, and have been collected and translated by the author, W. D. Westervelt was also the author of Legends of Gods and Ghosts and Maui: A Semi-God of Polynesia. He was president of the Hawaiian Historical Society for some time.
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Very Good+ 1566476046. 7 X 4.30 X 0.80 inches; xiv, 282 pages; Soft cover has slight rubbings, slight creasing to front cover. Sticker on back cover. NEW book, pages are clean and tight. Originally printed in 1915, this reprint is from 2003. "...introduces the figures who shaped the mythical and early history of old Honolulu. We meet demigods like the water providers Ka-ne and Kanaloa, warriors, priests, the fairy people know as Menehunes, the shape-shifting dog Ku as well as other spirits and ghosts of Hawai'i". Appendix with key to pronunciations and tems used.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
