02630cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500360014826400510018430000470023533600260028233700260030833800360033450000310037050801150040152011350051653400450165165300850169665300450178165300600182665300570188665300470194365300700199065300670206065300570212785600430218499900170222714384UtSlPG20260610133334.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDU1 aO'Brien, Frederick,d1869-193210aWhite Shadows in the South Seas 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-12-20  aE-text prepared by Brendan Lane, Robert Prince, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"White Shadows in the South Seas" by Frederick O'Brien is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences and observations during a year-long stay among the Marquesan people on Hiva-oa, one of the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific. O'Brien aims to share his encounters with the local culture and landscape, conveying a sense of adventure, nostalgia, and the erosion of primal traditions in the face of modernity.  At the start of the book, the author vividly describes his departure from Papeite beach, Tahiti, on the schooner "Morning Star", amidst a poignant atmosphere of farewell and sorrow that envelops the local women bidding farewell to their loved ones. O'Brien reflects on his longing for adventure, inspired by tales of distant islands and ancient customs. As the ship sails into the vast Pacific, he ruminates on the isolation of the Marquesas and the survival of primitive cultures, hinting at the rich experiences and encounters to come as he explores these islands that harbor remnants of humanity's distant past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aO'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Travel -- French Polynesia -- Marquesas Islands  aO'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Diaries  aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration  aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel  aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Civilization  aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration  aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel  aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Civilization40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14384  c55772d55772