The Boy Chief of Tonga
- Episode aired Sep 3, 1978
- 49m
The adventures of a 15 year old English boy who spent four years in Tonga. There he became a powerful chief with large estates. William Mariner was the Captain's clerk on a ship captured by ... Read allThe adventures of a 15 year old English boy who spent four years in Tonga. There he became a powerful chief with large estates. William Mariner was the Captain's clerk on a ship captured by the Tongans in 1806 for the sake of armaments. He was saved from death by the local chief ... Read allThe adventures of a 15 year old English boy who spent four years in Tonga. There he became a powerful chief with large estates. William Mariner was the Captain's clerk on a ship captured by the Tongans in 1806 for the sake of armaments. He was saved from death by the local chief and, later, helped him conquer the other islands in the group, laying the foundations for ... Read all