Life in Feejee
Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Ethnology |
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Author | : Mary (Mary Davis) Wallis |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781021803191 |
Join Mary Wallis on her incredible journey to Fiji in the 19th century. Written in the form of letters, this book provides a firsthand account of life in a foreign land and the challenges faced by early western settlers. A fascinating read for anyone interested in travel literature or the history of colonialism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Fiji |
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Author | : Nancy Shoemaker |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 2019-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501740369 |
Full of colorful details and engrossing stories, Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles shows that the aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of others' respect was a driving force in the global extension of United States influence shortly after the nation's founding. Nancy Shoemaker contends that what she calls extraterritorial Americans constituted the vanguard of a vast, early US global expansion. Using as her site of historical investigation nineteenth-century Fiji, the "cannibal isles" of American popular culture, she uncovers stories of Americans looking for opportunities to rise in social status and enhance their sense of self. Prior to British colonization in 1874, extraterritorial Americans had, she argues, as much impact on Fiji as did the British. While the American economy invested in the extraction of sandalwood and sea slugs as resources to sell in China, individuals who went to Fiji had more complicated, personal objectives. Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles considers these motivations through the lives of the three Americans who left the deepest imprint on Fiji: a runaway whaleman who settled in the islands, a sea captain's wife, and a merchant. Shoemaker's book shows how ordinary Americans living or working overseas found unusual venues where they could show themselves worthy of others' respect—others' approval, admiration, or deference.
Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Fiji |
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Author | : Cook Wallis |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
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Genre | : Fiji |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : Mrs Mary Davis (Cook) Wallis |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1851 |
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Author | : Mary Davis Wallis |
Publisher | : [email protected] |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiji |
ISBN | : 9789820200951 |