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Black roadwaysBook 1929 • Beckwith, Martha Warren
Jamaicans • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
This is a comprehensive ethnography based on participant observation and interviews with key informants, supplemented by archival research. Topics covered include a general geography of the island, principal types of agriculture, culture history, hou...Hawaiian mythologyBook 1970 • Beckwith, Martha Warren & Loumala, Katharine
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This work, by Martha Warren Beckwith (1871-1959), a noted folklorist and ethnologist of her day, presents a definitive account of the myths, legends, traditions, folktales, and romances of the Hawaiian people. The book is divided into several parts d...