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The following reference list represents what we consider to be among the
most interesting and informative literature on Tonga. If you come across
any other relevant material, please let us know so that we may revise this
list for the benefit of others.
Many of these books are available online through our association with
Amazon.com.
Click on the name of a book to go to Amazon.com to read more about it and
purchase if you wish.
Contents
Travel Guides
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Moon Handbooks South Pacific (8th ed)
Stanley, D.
Avalon Travel Publishing, October 2004
Visit author David Stanley's website
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Schultz, Patricia
Workman Publishing, September 20003
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Lonely Planet Tonga (4th ed)
Fletcher, Matt., Keller, Nancy.,
Lonely Planet Publications, November 2001
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Travel Unlimited: Uncommon Adventures for the Mature Traveler
Gardner, Alison.,
Avalon Travel Publishing, September 2000
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Lonely Planet South Pacific (Travel Guides)
Hunt, Errol., Wheeler, Tony.,
Lonely Planet Publications, Hawthorn, April 2000
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Tonga-Samoa Handbook
Stanley, D.
Avalon Travel Publishing, October 1999
Visit author David Stanley's website
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Tonga: A Travel Survival Kit (3rd ed)
Swaney, Deanna.
Berkeley: Lonely Planet Publications, 1998
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History
The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery
Beaglehole, J.C., ed.
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1967-1969.
Island Kingdom: Tonga Ancient & Modern
Campbell, I.C.
Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 1992.
Voyages to Paradise
Grey, William R.
National Geographic Society, 1981.
The Tongan Past
Ledyard, Patricia.
Nuku'alofa: Vava'u Press Ltd., 1982.
Tonga Islands: William Mariner's Account (5th ed)
Martin, John.
Nuku'alofa: Vava'u Press, 1991.
Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian: Mutiny on the Bounty (5th ed)
Hough, Richard.
Hutchingson, 1972.
Flora and Fauna
Indo Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide
Allen, Gerald R. & Steene, Roger.
Sub Tropical Reef Research, 1996.
Sea Birds and Others of the South Pacific
Coleman, Neville.
Sea Australia Resource Centre, 1997.
Sea Stars of Australasia and Their Relatives
Coleman, Neville.
Sea Australia Resource Centre, 1994.
Hazardous Sea Creatures: A Personal Survival Kit
Coleman, Neville.
Underwater Geographic Pty Ltd, 1993.
Nudibranchs of the South Pacific
Coleman, Neville.
Sea Australia Resource Centre, 1989.
Tropical Sea Fishes of the South Pacific
Coleman, Neville.
Sea Australia Resource Centre, 1989.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Tonga
Cook, Douglas.
Nuku'alofa: Government Printers of Tonga, 1984.
Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises
Carwardine, Mark.
(1st ed). Eyewitness Handbooks, 1995.
Tropical Trees of the Pacific
Hargreaves, Dorothy & Bob.
Ross-Hargreaves Publishers, 1970.
Tropical Blossoms of the Pacific
Hargreaves, Dorothy & Bob.
Ross-Hargreaves Publishers, 1970.
Coral Reefs in the South Pacific
King, Micheal.
South Pacific Commission, 1988.
Among Whales
Payne, Roger.
Simon & Schuster Inc., 1995.
Field Guide to Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific
Pratt, H.D., Bruner, P.L. & Berrett, D.G.
Princeton University Press.
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef
Ryan, Paddy.
Exisle Publishing Ltd, 1994.
Birds of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa
Watling, Dick.
Wellington: Millwood Press, 1982.
Wayside Plants of the Islands
Whistler, W. Arthur.
Isle Botanica, 1995.
Flowers of the South Pacific Seashore
Whistler, W. Arthur.
Isle Botanica, 1992.
Tongan Herbal Medicine
Whistler, W. Arthur.
Isle Botanica, 1992.
Language
The Student's English-Tongan Dictionary
Thompson, Richard H.
Nuku'alofa: Friendly Islands Bookshop, 1991.
The Student's Tongan-English Dictionary
Thompson, Richard & 'Ofa.
Nuku'alofa: Friendly Islands Bookshop, 1992.
Biographies
Salote, Queen of Paradise
Hixon, Margaret.
University of Otago Press, 1999.
His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of the Kingdom of Tonga
Taulahi, Amanaki.
Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1979.
Queen Salote of Tonga: The Story of an Era 1900-1965
Wood-Ellem, Elizabeth.
Auckland University Press, 1999.
Miscellaneous
The New Friendly Islanders
Bain, Kenneth.
Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993.
Our Crowded Islands
Hau'ofa, 'Epeli.
Suva: University of the South Pacific, 1987.
Tales of the Tikongs
Hau'ofa, 'Epeli.
University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
Friendly Isles: A Tale of Tonga
Ledyard, Patricia.
Nuku'alofa: Vava'u Press Ltd., 1974.
'Utulei: My Tongan Home
Ledyard, Patricia.
Vava'u Press Ltd., 1993.
Tonga
Siers, James.
Wellington: Millwood Press Ltd., 1978.
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