TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerstle,Donna
TI  - Gentle people: into the heart of Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga, 1781-1973 
U1  - 919.6/12 
PY  - 1973///
CY  - San Diego
PB  - Tofua Press
KW  - Tongans
KW  - Vavaʻu Island (Tonga)
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-65); Port of refuge -- Of whalers, love & oranges -- Secret of Tongan life -- Epilogue
N2  - This book is written for Tongans and any other curious beings who are interested in what people history have said about Vava'u - from the accounts of early explorations, up through present-day thoughts. Far from presuming to be a complete history or scholarly analysis of Vava'u, this is merely a compilation of the observations of some explorers, missionaries, whalers, traders, and others who went there and then recorded their impressions
ER  -