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Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The History of Prince Lee Boo, a Native of the Pelew Islands. Seventeenth Edition
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Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The History of Prince Lee Boo
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Category : Palau
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands
Author: Max QuanchiPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810865289
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.
The Monthly review. New and improved ser
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Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Maggs BrosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Book Auction Records
Author: Frank KarslakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.
Bibliotheca Americana: Bibliotheca americana et philippina (2 vols.)
Author: Maggs BrosPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana Et Philippina
Author: Maggs BrosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Catalogue
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1476
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