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100 1 _aO'Brien, Frederick,
_d1869-1932
245 1 0 _aWhite Shadows in the South Seas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-12-20
508 _aE-text prepared by Brendan Lane, Robert Prince, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aO'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Travel -- French Polynesia -- Marquesas Islands
653 _aO'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Diaries
653 _aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel
653 _aHiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Civilization
653 _aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel
653 _aMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Civilization
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14384
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