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  • Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes Mythology Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    Of all the noteworthy groups of islands of fire rock in the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands are the most stupendous. The crack in the floor of the ocean upon which they are built extends from the large island Hawaii northwesterly about two thousand miles toward Japan. The islands for the first four hundred miles are large and mountainous, but as the chain is followed toward the end, the ... Read more

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  • Legends of Old Honolulu Mythology Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    The ancient Hawaiians were not inventive. They did not study new methods of house-building or farming. They did not seek new tools or new weapons. They could live comfortably as their ancestors lived. But they were imaginative and therefore told many a wonderful tale of gods and goblins and men. Some of these stories were centuries old, and were closely akin to legends told in Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, ... Read more

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  • Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from The Hawaiian

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Hawaiian Mythology (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Legends of Maui, Old Honolulu, Gods and Ghost-Gods, Volcanoes and Historical Legends

    by William D. Westervelt, Everett Ormeray ...
    Hawaiian Mythology is a substantial compendium of traditional narratives concerning the gods, heroes, and sacred places of the Hawaiian Islands, presenting tales of Kāne, Kū, Lono, Kanaloa, Pele, Māui, Hina, and other figures within a broad Polynesian framework. Its style combines retold oral legend, antiquarian commentary, and comparative folklore, reflecting the early twentieth-century effort to ... Read more

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  • Understanding Dutch Culture Through American Eyes

    by William Drake ...
    Series Book 1 - Understanding World Cultures Through American Eyes
    Population density and the small size of the country have made rules of social interaction important and a certain amount of intrusive regulation necessary. The Dutch people feel that an individual’s privacy, personal and physical, should be respected at all costs. Rules of etiquette, politeness to others, and many formal and informal regulations are designed to ensure privacy and respect for the ... Read more

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  • Sara Teasdale

    Woman and Poet

    by William Drake ...
    “It would be nice to think that this comprehensive and thought provoking biography will do something to give Teasdale a permanent, if small, niche in the history of American poetry. She is a good poet, if not a great one—much better than her splashy contemporaries Vachel Lindsay and Carl Sandburg. … Teasdale herself could not have wished for a better biographer than William Drake.”—Katha Pollitt, ... Read more

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  • Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts And Ghost-Gods

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    The legends of the Hawaiian Islands are as diverse as those of any country in the world. They are also entirely distinct in form and thought from the fairy-tales which excite the interest and wonder of the English and German children. The mythology of Hawaii follows the laws upon which all myths are constructed. The Islanders have developed some beautiful nature-myths. Certain phenomena have been ... Read more

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  • Legends of Maui: A Demi God of Polynesia and of his Mother Hina

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    Four brothers, each bearing the name of Maui, belong to Hawaiian legend. They accomplished little as a family, except on special occasions when the youngest of the household awakened his brothers by some unexpected trick which drew them into unwonted action. The legends of Hawaii, Tonga, Tahiti, New Zealand and the Hervey group make this youngest Maui "the discoverer of fire" or "the ensnarer of ... Read more

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  • Legends of Gods and Ghosts

    Hawaiian Mythology, Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian

    by William Drake Westervelt ...
    This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Excerpt from Legends of the Wailuku: As Told by Old Hawaiians and Done Into the English Tongue Fed from the great watershed of Hawaii far up the densely wooded flanks of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea - often snow-capped in winter - the Wailuku River roars through the very center of Hilo, principal town of the Island of Hawaii.There are many ... Read more

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  • Grow Orchids in Your Home.

    Live in the exotic magic of the most aristocratic flower.

    by William Drake ...
    242 PAGES ILLUSTRATED IN COLORMany people who would like to dedicate themselves to this hobby ask themselves:- Will I have the chance to organize a large greenhouse?- Will I have enough time to look after such fragile plants?- Will I be able to support the necessary financial commitment?These questions are wrong.he main question you need to ask yourself, to see if you will be a good grower, is ... Read more

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  • Grow orchids in your home. Live in the exotic magic of the most aristocratic flower.

    by William Drake, Elisabetta Del Medico ...
    242 PAGES ILLUSTRATED IN COLORMany people who would like to dedicate themselves to this hobby ask themselves:- Will I have the chance to organize a large greenhouse?- Will I have enough time to look after such fragile plants?- Will I be able to support the necessary financial commitment?These questions are wrong.he main question you need to ask yourself, to see if you will be a good grower, is ... Read more

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  • Macerated, infusions, decoctions. Biodynamic preparations for the health of the garden and the vegetable garden.

    by William Drake ...
    126 pages. Highly illustrated.The desire to eat healthy foods is the main reason why so many people cultivate a vegetable garden. Unfortunately, in the past decades the increase in the circulation of goods has introduced in all continents diseases and parasites which, in the past, were confined to limited areas.This brochure contains a rich assortment of natural methods with which you can ... Read more

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