"Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific" by Felix Speiser is an insightful account of the author's experiences living among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands. Speiser, an anthropologist, immerses himself in the daily lives, customs, and traditions of the native communities, providing a vivid portrayal of their culture. His observations reveal the complexities of their social structures and the impact of external influences on their way of life. The narrative is rich ...

Late in the sixteenth century the Spaniards made several voyages in search of a continent in the southern part of the great Pacific Ocean. Alvara Mendana de Neyra, starting in 1568 from the west coast of South America and following about the sixth degree southern latitude, found the Solomon Islands, which he took for parts of the desired continent. In 1595 he undertook another voyage, keeping a more southerly course, and discovered the Queen Charlotte Islands; the largest of these, Nitendi...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroductionI. Nouméa and Port VilaII. Maei, Tongoa, Epi and MalekulaIII. The Segond Channel—Life on a PlantationIV. Recruiting for NativesV. VaoVI. Port Olry and a “Sing-Sing”VII. SantoVIII. Santo (continued)—PygmiesIX. Santo (continued)—PigsX. Climbing Santo PeakXI. AmbrymXII. PentecosteXIII. Aoba

Hours of great reading await, with Western tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors, including Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (famous for Conan the Barbarian), and Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more!HIS KIND OF HELLION, by Johnston McCulleyTEXAS JOHN ALDEN, by Robert E. HowardTHE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT, by Bret HarteTHIEVES OF BLACK ROCK DESERT, by Bill AnsonTHE RATTLER ROU...

This book-collection file includes: Alcatraz, Black Jack, Bull Hunter, Gunman's Reckoning, Harrigan, The Night Horseman, The Rangeland Avenger, Riders of the Silences, Ronicky Doone, The Seventh Man, Trailin', The Untamed, and Way of the Lawless. According to Wikipedia: "Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, and today is primarily known by one, Max B...

This book-collection file includes: Adrift in the Wilds, Camp-Fire and Wigwam, The Cave in the Mountains, Cowmen and Rustlers, The Daughter of the Chieftain, Deerfoot in the Mountains, Footprints in the Forest, The Huge Hunter, The Hunters of the Ozark, In the Pecos Country, Klondyke Nuggets, The Land of Mystery, The Lost Trail, Oonomoo the Huron, The Phantom of the River, The Story of Red Feather, Through Forest and Fire, and Two Boys in Wyoming. According to Wikipedia: Edward Sylvester E...

This book-collection file includes: The Boss of the Lazy Y, "Drag" Harlan, The Range Boss, Square Deal Sanderson, The Trail Horde, and The Two-Gun Man. According to Pulp Rack (quoting Adventure Fiction.com): "Charles Alden Seltzer (Aug. 15, 1875 - Feb. 9, 1942) ... Born ... at the village of Janesville, Wisconsin. One year in Wisconsin. Then to Columbus, Ohio, where after a time I worked at various enterprises, such as newsboy, telegraph messenger, painter, carpenter and manager of the cir...

This book-collection file includes: Arizona Nights, Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life, The Blazed Trail, the Claim Jumpers, The Forest, The Forty-Niners, The Gray Dawn, The Killer, The Mountains, and The Riverman. According to Wikipedia: "Stewart Edward White (12 March 1873 September 18, 1946) was an American author. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan he earned degrees from University of Michigan (Ph.D., 1895; M.A., 1903). From about 1900 until about 1922, he wrote adventure tr...

What happens when a tough cowboy meets an ill-tempered grizzly bear? After trailing an outlaw, Caleb Blackwell is deep in Ute territory when he finds out. Alone, injured, and without supplies, how could the situation get any worse? A second bear and a band of Utes show him just how bad life can get.

This book-collection file includes: 54-40 of Fight, The Covered Wagon, Girl at the Halfway House, Heart's Desire, The Law of the land, Maw's Vacation, The Mississippi bubble, The Purchase Price, The Sagebrusher, The Story of the Outlaw, The Way of a Man, The Young Alaskans, and The Young Alaskans on the Missouri. According to Wikipedia: "Emerson Hough (1857-1923) was an American author, best known for writing western stories. Hough was born in Newton, Iowa, and graduated from the Universit...

GOLD... Seeking a fortune from a pile of rocks or out of a streambed. Men from all walks of life are digging and panning for gold in the West and the Blackwell brothers are no different. But along with gold mining comes rough towns like Grizzly Gulch, fighting the elements, and claim jumpers. Raised tough in the hills of Tennessee, are the Blackwell brothers up to the challenges of prospecting?