The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 143
... considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy as that of war . The missionary estimate of a death ...
... considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy as that of war . The missionary estimate of a death ...
Page 147
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
Page 162
... considerable value , the Corriedale came into its own . The same story might be illustrated from the various processes con- nected with cultivation , grassing and feeding . Since refrigeration was introduced , there has been a ...
... considerable value , the Corriedale came into its own . The same story might be illustrated from the various processes con- nected with cultivation , grassing and feeding . Since refrigeration was introduced , there has been a ...
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