Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 235 O'Brien, Frederick 1869 1932 White Shadows in the South Seas Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Brendan Lane, Robert Prince, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "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.) en O'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Travel -- French Polynesia -- Marquesas Islands O'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 -- Diaries Hiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration Hiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel Hiva Oa (French Polynesia) -- Civilization Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Discovery and exploration Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Description and travel Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Civilization DU Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 775341 775193 2024-10-06T12:39:12.881738 2023-10-06T12:48:58.978969 text/html text/html 774842 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7376550 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7847878 2024-10-06T12:39:31.232671 application/epub+zip 7834307 2024-10-06T12:39:17.861744 application/epub+zip 386746 2024-10-06T12:39:15.600769 application/epub+zip 8073428 2024-10-06T12:39:40.665162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8008390 2024-10-06T12:39:27.595685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598106 2022-09-07T16:06:49.416302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725716 725623 2024-10-06T12:39:10.549751 2023-10-06T12:48:56.851982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 725308 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 290944 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 725317 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290818 2020-12-18T22:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23984 2024-10-06T12:39:40.880105 application/rdf+xml 14308 2024-10-06T12:39:16.227736 image/jpeg 3373 2024-10-06T12:39:15.925727 image/jpeg 7452978 2024-10-06T12:39:13.262825 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 en.wikipedia