Some of these stories were centuries old and were closely akin to legends told in Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand
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Price: |
16.00 |
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Title: |
Hawaiian Legends of Old Honolulu, Collected and translated from Hawaiian |
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Author: |
by William D. Westervelt |
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ISBN: |
0804802394 |
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Description: |
Hardcover, Tuttle, 1988, 15th Printing, 277 pages, 3 3/4 x 6, B/W photos, map, illustrations. |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight,near fine condition for book but dustjacket does have some edge and corner wear, minor crease, flaps intact. |
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Summary: |
"Some of these stories were centuries old and were closely akin to legends told in Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and many other islands of the Pacific Ocean. Most were limited to the localityu from which they came. The Honolulu legends belong to this class almost entirely..... Stories include: The Migrations of the Hawaiians; The God of Pakaka Temple; The Gods Who Found Water; The Great God Ku; The Cannibal Dog-Man; The Canoe of the dragon; The Ghost Dance on Punchbowl; Kamapuaa Legends and more." CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |