Memoirs of the life of the rev. john williams, missionary to polynesia
Auteur :
Prout, Ebenezer
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108015394
Date de publication :
24 juin 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
800 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
John Williams' missionary work in the islands around Tahiti and Rarotonga was largely successful and he was the first to introduce Christianity to Samoa. His violent death in 1839 at the hands of cannibals inspired much popular literature, of which this 1843 biography is an important example.