Project Gutenberg 2004-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 68 Hagen, Alfred Reis naar de Nieuwe Hebriden en de Salomons-eilanden De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906 Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Reis naar de Nieuwe Hebriden en de Salomons-eilanden" by Alfred Hagen is a travel narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The account details the intricacies of colonization in the Pacific, particularly focusing on the influx of foreign labor to French territories in New Caledonia, as well as the author’s own experiences and observations during a series of maritime journeys through the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands. The opening of the book introduces the context of colonial labor migration and the often violent methods employed to recruit indigenous workers from the islands. Hagen, appointed as a government commissioner overseeing this controversial recruitment process, boards the ship "Lady Saint Aubyn" and sets off on an expansive journey. The narrative dives into the geography, flora, and fauna of various islands, while also providing vivid descriptions of encounters with indigenous populations, their customs, and the impact of European colonization, including their decline in numbers and traditional ways of life. The beginning sets the stage for an exploration that is both a personal adventure and a commentary on colonial practices, as the author grapples with the duality of exploration and exploitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Vanuatu -- Description and travel Solomon Islands -- Description and travel DU Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 186368 186254 2024-10-06T11:08:19.579089 2023-10-06T11:38:50.439072 text/html text/html 182963 2020-12-18T16:42:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1111543 2020-12-18T16:42:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1293213 2024-10-06T11:08:27.350049 application/epub+zip 1294319 2024-10-06T11:08:23.656046 application/epub+zip 130414 2024-10-06T11:08:22.201065 application/epub+zip 1464872 2024-10-06T11:08:29.928556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1449614 2024-10-06T11:08:26.405072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155336 2022-09-07T14:23:03.578040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167999 167946 2024-10-06T11:08:18.910106 2023-10-06T11:38:49.923072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167705 2020-12-18T16:42:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63441 2020-12-18T16:42:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19436 2024-10-06T11:08:30.056519 application/rdf+xml 17852 2024-10-06T11:08:22.770058 image/jpeg 3767 2024-10-06T11:08:22.486054 image/jpeg 1199762 2024-10-06T11:08:19.692067 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog