George Brown (1835-1917) was many things during his long life; leader in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australasia, explorer, linguist, political activist, a

The influence of explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, labour traders and colonial administrators upon the culture of the Pacific Islands' peoples.

A pioneering study of early trade and beach communities in the Pacific Islands and first published in 1977, this book provides historians with an ambitious surv

Early years and the call -- Samoa -- New Britain -- Pioneer work in New Britain and New Ireland -- Some incidents -- A furlough, and second term of residence in