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An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an original grammar and vocabulary of their language. Compiled and arranged ... years resident of those islands. Volume 1

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean: With an original grammar and vocabulary of their language. Compiled and arranged ... years resident of those islands. Volume 1
By John Martin; William Mariner

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1818 edition by John Murray, London.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1022930 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-03-11
  • Released on: 2001-03-11
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 502 pages

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An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands4
For anyone interested in the history of the Pacific Islands, this book is a must read. It is a gripping true story of a young English sailor who was captured by the Tongans in 1806 when they attacked his ship, murdered most of the crew and then burned the ship. Mariner was "adopted" by one of the Tongan chiefs and used in the local wars to fire the cannons which were taken from the ship. Today you can still dive into Mariner's Cave in Vavau in northern tonga and visit many of the places named in this book.