THE SPELL OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND
THE PHILIPPINES
THE SPELL SERIES
Each volume with one or more colored platesand many illustrations from original drawingsor special photographs. Octavo, decorativecover, gilt top, boxed.
Per volume, net $2.50; carriage paid $2.70
By Isabel Anderson
THE SPELL OF BELGIUM
THE SPELL OF JAPAN
THE SPELL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND THE PHILIPPINES
By Caroline Atwater Mason
THE SPELL OF ITALY
THE SPELL OF SOUTHERN SHORES
THE SPELL OF FRANCE
By Archie Bell
THE SPELL OF CHINA
THE SPELL OF EGYPT
THE SPELL OF THE HOLY LAND
By Keith Clark
THE SPELL OF SPAIN
THE SPELL OF SCOTLAND
By W. D. McCrackan
THE SPELL OF TYROL
THE SPELL OF THE ITALIAN LAKES
By Edward Neville Vose
THE SPELL OF FLANDERS
By Burton E. Stevenson
THE SPELL OF HOLLAND
By Julia De W. Addison
THE SPELL OF ENGLAND
By Nathan Haskell Dole
THE SPELL OF SWITZERLAND
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The Spell of
The Hawaiian Islands
and the Philippines
Being an Account of the Historical and Political Conditions
of Our Pacific Possessions, together with Descriptions of the
natural Charm and Beauty of the Countries and the strange and
interesting Customs of their Peoples.
BY
Isabel Anderson
Author of "The Spell of Japan," "The Spell ofBelgium," etc.
ILLUSTRATED
BOSTON
THE PAGE COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1916, by
The Page Company
All rights reserved
Published in November, 1916
Second Impression, June, 1917
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
I DEDICATE THIS BOOK WITH LOVE
TO THE MEMORY OF MY GRANDFATHER
WILLIAM F. WELD
WHOSE SHIPS SAILED UPON THESE
TROPICAL SEAS
FOREWORD
It is my hope that this book about our islandsin the Pacific ocean may be of some interest,if for no other reason than