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An Otago storeman in Solomon Islands : the diary of William Crossan, copra trader, 1885-86 / edited by Tim Bayliss-Smith, Reader in Pacific Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK, and Judith A. Bennett, Professor of History, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Aotearoa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Acton, A.C.T. : Australian National University E Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (ix, 95 pages) : black and white illustrations, black and white mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1922144215
  • 9781922144218
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Otago storeman in Solomon IslandsDDC classification:
  • 993.02 23
LOC classification:
  • HD9259.C59 C76 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 106.
Summary: An Otago Storeman in Solomon Islands reaches from inland South Island of New Zealand across to the Solomon Islands during the 1880s. William Crossan's Otago experience as a versatile storeman with a solid work ethic helped him survive on the Melanesian frontier where he encountered conflicting clans, cannibalism, cheating traders, and co-operative entrepreneurial big men. His diary provides many glimpses into Makiran society as it encountered new ideas, new employment, and western technology. It is a welcome addition to the sparse record of these cryptic copra traders seeking fortunes on the cusp of indigenous tradition and incoming colonialism.
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E-books E-books Hugenote College Main Campus Digital version Not for loan Only accessible on campus.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95).

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 106.

An Otago Storeman in Solomon Islands reaches from inland South Island of New Zealand across to the Solomon Islands during the 1880s. William Crossan's Otago experience as a versatile storeman with a solid work ethic helped him survive on the Melanesian frontier where he encountered conflicting clans, cannibalism, cheating traders, and co-operative entrepreneurial big men. His diary provides many glimpses into Makiran society as it encountered new ideas, new employment, and western technology. It is a welcome addition to the sparse record of these cryptic copra traders seeking fortunes on the cusp of indigenous tradition and incoming colonialism.

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