An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar of their language ... compiled ... from the ... communications of W. M. ... by J. Martin. Vol. I

Publisher Marketing: Title: An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar of their language ... compiled ... from the ... communications of W. M. ... by J. Martin. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & the PACIFIC collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection offers titles providing historical context for modern day Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the Pacific Islands (collectively, Oceania). It includes studies of their relationship to British colonial heritage, Trans-Tasman history, resistance to colonization, and histories of sailors, traders, missionaries, and adventurers. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Mariner, William; Martin, John; 1817. 2 vol.; 8 . IOL.1947.a.67 Contributor Bio:  Martin, John John Martin grew up in Calgary and has been climbing in the Rockies since 1963. Jon Jones started rock climbing on the gritstone edges of his native England at the age of 15. He moved to Calgary in 1967 and has been active in the local climbing scene ever since.