A description of the island of St. Michael : comprising an account of its geological structure ... Boston : published by R. P. & C. Williams, 1821
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Front cover
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Azores or Western Islands.
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Title page
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Preface.
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VITable of contents
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VIIIErrata.
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Introduction. Situation and early history of the Azores.
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Illustrations
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Chapter I. General appearance - Customs on landing - City of Fonta Delgada - Houses - Streets - Roads.
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27Chapter II. Population - Government - "Morgados" - Education - Musical taste - Priests - Influence of the religious orders - Duties and habits of the priests - Ceremonious manners of the inhabitants - Visits - Presents.
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36Chapter III. Complexion - Habits, &c. of the natives - Women - Marriages - Peasantry - Cottages - Asses, &c. - Beggars.
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46Chapter IV. Monastery of Saint Francis - Friars - Mode of burying the dead - Dominicans.
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55Chapter V. Lent - Amusements - Penance - Processions - Holy Thursday - Palm Sunday.
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65Chapter VI. Cathedral - Good Friday - Religious ceremonies - Processions - Festa do Espirito Santo - Christmas.
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75Chapter VII. Convents - Nuns - Visits to the nuns - Bells - Superstition - Corpus Christi - Saint's days.
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87Chapter VIII. Climate - Agriculture - Vegetable productions - Fruits - Birds - Fish - Reptiles.
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96Chapter IX. Orange gardens - Purchas of fruit - Imports - Gathering and packing fruit - Varieties of lemons and oranges - Grapes - Vintage.
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107Chapter X. Geological features of St. Michael - Trachyte - Rosto de Cao - Volcanic tuff - Chasms - Varieties of lava - Pico do Fogo - Currents of lava - Craters.
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123Chapter XI. Excursion to the caverns - Cavernous lava - Caverns - Stalactitical lava - Imitative lava.
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136Chapter XII. Geology of St. Michael continued - Eruptions from the sea.
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153Chapter XIII. Geological structure of the north-western part of St. Michael - Valley of "the seven cities" - Arragonite - Calcedony - Olivine - Pumice - Surturbrand.
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163Chapter XIV. Ponta da Bretanha - Obsidian porphyry passing to pumice - Capellas - Tuff - Ribeira Grande - Hot springs - Siliceous sinter.
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174Chapter XV. Strata of tuff and lava - Mountain of Agoa de Pao - Its geological structure - Rock of felspar and hornblende - Titanite, &c.
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183Chapter XVI. Villa Franca - Island of Villa Franca - North-eastern part of St. Michael - Pumice - Obsidian - Varieties of pumice.
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193Chapter XVII. Mountain of Guaiteira - Alagoa das Furnas - Hot springs.
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201Chapter XVIII. Valley of the Furnas - Ribeira Quente - Amygdaloidal rock - Petrifications - Sulphur - Caldeiras - Siliceous sinter - Breccia.
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219Chapter XIX. Chemical examination, and medical properties of the water of the Furnas.
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229Appendix.
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