Title In the land of strangers : a century of European contact with Tanna, 1774-1874 / Ron Adams

Published Canberra : Australian National University, 1984

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Description x, 201 pages : illustrations, 3 maps, portrait ; 25 cm Series Pacific research monograph ; no. 9 Pacific research monograph ; no. 9 Contents 1. Tanna and its people -- 2. The discovery of Tanna by sailors and traders -- 3. The discovery of Tanna by men of God -- 4. The making of a missionary, John G. Paton -- 5. Towards a scriptural magistracy -- 6. The great measles epidemic -- 7. 'Friends' and 'enemies' -- 8. The Curaçoa affair -- 9. Variations on a theme, 1865-1874 Notes Spine title: European contact with Tanna, 1774-1874 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 183-194 Notes Pacific research monograph no:9 0155-9060 Subject Paton, John G. (John Gibson), 1824-1907 Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907. Europeans -- Vanuatu -- Tana Europeans -- Vanuatu -- Tanna Missionaries -- Vanuatu -- Tanna -- Biography Tana (Vanuatu) -- History Tana (Vanuatu) -- Population Tana (Vanuatu) -- Social life and customs Tanna (Vanuatu) -- History Tanna (Vanuatu) -- Population Tanna (Vanuatu) -- Social life and customs Author Australian National University. LC no. 83072737 ISBN 0867844256

Other Titles European contact with Tanna, 1774-1874 European contact with Tanna, 1774-1874

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