The Naturalist and his ‘Beautiful Islands’ Charles Morris Woodford in the Western Pacific

Russell Lawrence, David

The Naturalist and his ‘Beautiful Islands’ Charles Morris Woodford in the Western Pacific - ANU Press 2014 - 1 electronic resource (420 p.)

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This book is a study of Woodford, the man, and what drove his desire to establish a colonial protectorate in the Solomon Islands. In doing so, it also addresses ongoing issues: not so much why the independent state broke down, but how imperfectly it was put together in the first place.


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OAPEN_515931

10.26530/OAPEN_515931 doi


Biography: historical, political & military

natural history solomon islands naturalist asia pacific Solomon Islands