Old Samoa or Flotsam and Jetsam from the Pacific Ocean
Contents
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- [title page]
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- Preface to this Edition — by R.McMillan (unavailable)
- List of Illustrations
- Introductory Notice — by Samuel Ballarat
- Preface p. 13
- Old Samoa
- Chapter I — General Description of the Samoan Group p. 21
- Chapter II — Physical Character of the Islands p. 44
- Chapter III — The People of Samoa p. 56
- Chapter IV — The Political Life of Samoa p. 83
- Chapter V — Social and Domestic Habits of the Samoans p. 105
- Chapter VI — Amusements, Trades, and Employments of Samoa p. 132
- Chapter VII — Marriages, Births, and Deaths p. 171
- Chapter VIII — Natural History of Samoa p. 186
- Chapter IX — Mythology and Spirit-lore p. 210
- Chapter X — Samoan Wars and Warfare p. 242
- Chapter XI — The Agency of Evil Spirits p. 259
- Chapter XII — Early Samoan Voyages and Settlement p. 271
- Chapter XIII — The Record of Early Samoan Voyages p. 287
- Index p. 295