HISTORY AND GENERAL VIEWS OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS' MISSION

Dibble, Rev. Sheldon

Published by Taylor & Dodd, New York, 1839

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Having graduated from the Auburn Theological Seminary in Massachusetts in 1830, Sheldon Dibble (1809-45) and his newlywed bride sailed for Hawaii with the fourth company from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. They were first sent to Hilo and later to Lahainaluna Seminary on Maui in 1834. After the death of his wife in 1837, Dibble sailed back to America but would return to Lahaina in 1840. He taught history at the seminary, introducing his students to the innovative seminar method by having them collect oral histories from their elders. In addition to this work, Dibble assisted in the translation of the Bible and numerous other scholarly and scriptural texts, and wrote two more histories of the Sandwich Islands, one in English and the other in Hawaiian. An expanded version of this work was published in Lahainaluna in 1843 - the first locally printed historical account of Hawaii. Octavo: xii, 268 p. Original brown ribbed cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative blind stamping. Some minor foxing, largely to the prefatory and concluding leaves. One signature is a little loose. Previous owner's ink signature to the front flyleaf. The boards are faded along the spine and extremities, with a small nick to the spine head and a few minor stains. Seller Inventory # 74408

Bibliographic Details

Title: HISTORY AND GENERAL VIEWS OF THE SANDWICH ...

Publisher: Taylor & Dodd, New York

Publication Date: 1839

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition.