Acid and Alkaline by Herman Aihara
From humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis (1794 1872) sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist and able chronicler of the traditional yet rapidly shifting way of life. He succeeded in capturing vivid stories of a leisured people who, without written language, had developed a rich oral tradition, social structure and belief system. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection proved to be an important reference work, notably for its natural history; it soon accompanied Darwin aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 covers the voyage to Tahiti, the development of Tahitian orthography, the conversion of chief Pomare I, the establishment of a printing press on Moorea, and Ellis's first sermon in Tahitian, delivered on Huahine.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780918860446 |
| ISBN 10 | 091886044X |
| Title | Acid and Alkaline |
| Author | Herman Aihara |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ohsawa (George) Macrobiotic Foundation,U.S. |
| Year published | 1986-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 121 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |