Men from Under the Sky

Men from Under the Sky
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The cannibal kings of Fiji are gone, but their spirit lives on. Cannibalism in Fiji and the gruesome «earth ovens» are gone; the kai vavalagi, «the men from over the horizon,» changed that, bringing their own brands of justice tempered by the musket, disease, and dissoluteness.There were giants in those days, Fijians and Westerners alike. This gripping and unique history of Fiji by Stanley Brown, a well-known Fiji «old-timer» and historian, is woven around the lives of eleven Western «giants,» Europeans and Americans who had the greatest impact on each epoch. Not all these Westerners lived to tell the tale.This stirring narrative is replete with hair-raising accounts of battles and brutality. One incident of supreme savagery was reported by Lockerby, a famous trader, who reported that more than three hundred fifty old men, women and children were butchered after a battle: «As the canoes sallied back tot he mainland coast in the evening, the reddening sky silhouetted the bodies of children hanging from the mastheads.» The earth–ovens were well–fueled that evening. But time and the tides of civilization tame the savage beast, and today Fiji is busy developing its economy, but the old accounts and stories still ring true.

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Stanley Brown. Men from Under the Sky

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Men from Under the Sky

Men from Under the Sky

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The second appointment would give to Bligh the chance to prove that he could successfully carry out the difficult breadfruit assignment. It was also to give him the opportunity to see the Fiji Islands again. Two men who had sailed in the Bounty and had shared the discomfort of the boat voyage also sailed in HMS Providence-Lawrence Lebogue, a sailmaker, and John Smith, a cook.

The time for collecting breadfruit in Tahiti was much shorter than on the Bounty voyage. With a greater knowledge of plant life, the men arrived in Tahiti when the plants were in prime condition and ready for transplanting. Bounty had arrived at the wrong time of year and had had to wait for the plants to mature. With the larger ship loaded to capacity, the two vessels then commenced their voyage towards the West Indies, passing through the islands of Fiji on the way.

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