{"product_id":"2940149744534","title":"Wreck of the Glide; With an Account of Life and Manners at the Fiji Islands","description":"Wreck of the Glide; With an Account of Life and Manners at the Fiji Islands. Written by James Oliver. Published in Boston in 1846. (120 pages)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter I \u003cbr\u003eDeparture — Storm — Tropical calms — Good Hope — New-Zealand — English whale-ships — Trade with the natives — Their dress — Weapons — Dwellings — War dance — Visit of Pomare — Ship six New Zealanders — Departure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter II. \u003cbr\u003eFriendly Islands — Appearance of the natives — Eooa — Tongataboo — Sail for Fijii Islands— Nerei — Coro — Sail for Tacanova — Dangerous navigation — The Glide strikes a rock — Arrival at the Bay of Miambooa — Quill's arrival — Incident in a boat — Repair the ship — Bechede-la-mer ; manner of curing it — Tortoise shell — Sandal- wood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter III. \u003cbr\u003eA business scene — The Quill sails — The Glide — A New-Zealander leaves the ship — An Albino — Visit of Timbooa — Death of Richardson — Loss of our batter-house — Sail for Nungalooa — Arrival and trade with the natives — Loss of our second batter- house — Fill out the cargo — Set fire to the buildings — Sail for Manilla — Obliged to return — Encounter a storm — Sail for Miambooa — Leave the islands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV. \u003cbr\u003eTacanova — Bratta — Overlou — Soma- Soma — Bou — Soil — Climate — Villages — Dwellings — Canoes — The natives — Mode of wearing the hair — Their dress — Ornaments — Barbarous customs — Wars — Religion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter V. \u003cbr\u003eArrival at Luzon — Severe thunder-storm — A visit from the telegraph station — Anchorage off Civete — Description of that place — The peasantry — Fourth of July— Sail for Manilla— Appearance of the city — River Pasig — Fort — Aborigines — Chinese — Their dress, food, mechanical skill ; their junks — Spanish, English, and American residents — The schooner Antarctic — The Glide sails for the Sandwich Islands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI. \u003cbr\u003eAn American whale-ship — Arrival at Maui — Lahaina — A missionary meeting — Respect shown by the natives for the Sabbath — Departure — Owyhee — Penrhyn's Island — Attacked by the natives — Narrow escape of the captain — Perilous situation — The Glide fills away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII. \u003cbr\u003eArrival at Coro — Loss of the brig Fawn — Sail for Overlou ; arrive there and commence trade — David Whelpy — The King of Bou and his warriors — Relieve four shipwrecked Englishmen — A severe storm — Massacre of two men — Sail for Miambooa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII. \u003cbr\u003eArrival at Miambooa — Intelligence concerning our New-Zealanders — Sail for Nungalooa — Another disaster — Sail for Bonne Rarah — Occupation — The king — Santa Beeta — Important event. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX. \u003cbr\u003eSanta Beeta — The captain and others leave the wreck — Their mishaps — Natives come aboard — Remainder of the crew leave the ship — Savages encountered — Stop for the night — Resume our journey — Reach Bonne Rarah — A missing shipmate — Account of Mr. William Carey. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter X. \u003cbr\u003eVisit the wreck and return — A council of natives — The priest — Kindness of the king — The Boore — The captain sails for Bou — Commence house-keeping — Intercourse with the natives — The mountaineers — Books — A play — Ways of passing time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI. \u003cbr\u003eAmusements of the natives — Excursion to the interior of the island — Reception by the natives — Return — General account of a Fijiian festival attended by the crew — Burning of the ship — Intelligence of the loss of the brig Niagara — Others of the crew leave for Bou. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Digital Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109145362672,"sku":"2940149744534","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149744534_p0.jpg?v=1763723179","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149744534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}