A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands : With Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants / John Williams.
Based on John Williams' meticulous documentation of his travels, this 1837 volume offers an insight into the perilous life of a missionary in the early nineteenth century. The author, an ironmonger by trade, set sail for the South Sea Islands in 1817 with the intention of spreading the gospel a...
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