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"Island Peoples of the Western Pacific, Micronesia and Melanesia" is the title of another volume in the series of War Background Studies published by the Smithsonian Institution. It is compiled by Herbert W. Krieger, ethnological curator, U.S. National Museum. The work is exactly what is required by anyone following the War in the Pacific at the present time. The Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, Bougainville and the Solomons, New Britain and New Ireland are all mentioned. To begin with, there is a general account of the region and its discovery and early history. This is followed by particular accounts of Micronesia and its islands, and similarly of Melanesia. The description of the native peoples and their customs will prove particularly interesting to many readers. There are throughout a large number of excellent illustrations.
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Micronesia and Melanesia. Nature 153, 340 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153340a0
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