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The pearl lagoon
For some months past, my daily stint at the typewriter has been cheered by an ambitious hope: that this story might prove entertaining to the youngthe finest of all audiences. They are too wise even to glance at so dull a thing as a preface, but to you older people, who are responsible for what the young ones read, I have a word to say. I make no claim, in the pages which follow, to have done more than muster the familiar marionettes and put them through their paces before your eyes. In one respect, nevertheless, I venture to commit myself. I know the islands fairly wellwhite man and native; skipper, trader, and pearl-diver; the sea, the lagoons, the small and lonely bits of land; and I can vouch for the genuineness of the story's atmosphere. I. The Coming of the Schooner II. The Pearls of Iriatai III. Aboard the Tara IV. At Faatemu V. Iriatai VI. The End of the Sharkthe Beginning of the Diving VII. South Sea Fishermen VIII. I Turn Pearl-Diver IX. The Cave of the Shark-God X. The Cholita Comes to Iriatai XI. Piracy XII. Boarders! XIII. Tahiti ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 68550
Author: Nordhoff, Charles
Release Date: Jul 18, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: 1924
Publisher Country: United States
Illustrator: Fischer, Anton Otto, 1882-1962
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