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Hawaii : the past, present, and future of its island [kingdom] : an historic account of the Sandwich Islands of Polynesia /
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Kegan Paul,
2003.
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| Edición: | [2nd ed.]. |
| Colección: | Kegan Paul travellers series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; HAWAII: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ITS ISLAND; Copyright; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ORIGIN-HARBOURS; CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND PHENOMENA-VOLCANOES; CHAPTER Ill. CLIMATE-PRODUCTIONS-COMMERCE; CHAPTER IV. OUR ROYAL CITY OF HONOLULU; CHAPTER V. DERIVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN RACE-TRADITIONS OF; CHAPTER VI. EARLY ISLAND DISCOVERIÉS-NATIVE HISTORY-COOK'S FIRST ARRIVAL; CHAPTER VII. THE TRAGEDY IN KEALAKEAKUA BAY; CHAPTER VIII. THE SEQUEL OF COOK'S DEATH-SUBSEQUENT VISITS; CHAPTER IX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-' A DUST OF SYSTEMS '-' THE LONELY ONE'
- Chapter x. historical sketch-kaméhaméha the conqueror-ineptness for the lyrechapter xi. historical sketch-kaméhaméha the king-his death-' i come to bury cæsar, and to praise him.'; chapter xii. historical sketch-accession of liholiho-the abolition of idolatry; chapter xiii. historical sketch-arrival of american missionaries-the visit of the king and queen to england, and their death; chapter xiv. historical sketch-the brook becomes a stream- an apostolic prefect arrives-the argonauts; chapter xv. historical sketch-the stream becomes a river-reign of kaméhaméha iii.
- CHAPTER XVI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE FIRST FRENCH TRIBULATIONCHAPTER XVII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ESSAYS IN CONSTITUTION-MAKING; CHAPTER XVIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE CARYSFORT AFFAIR; CHAPTER XIX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY-THE BELGIAN CONTRACT; CHAPTER XX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE TREATIES OF COMMERCE AND FRIENDSHIP-AND CONSEQUENT HOSTILITIES; CHAPTER XXI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-REIGN OF KAMÉHAMÉHA IV; CHAPTER XXII. HAWAIIAN CHARACTERISTICS; CHAPTER XXIIl. THE DEPOPULATION OF THE ISLANDS-KIBROTH-HATAAVA; CHAPTER XXIV. MISSIONARY ACHIEVEMENT AND FAILURE.
- Chapter xxv. glances at the past and guesses at the futurechapter xxvi. kaleleo-ka-lani; 'the flight of the chief.'; chapter xxvii. broken-hearted; chapter xxviii. the wild olive tree; chapter xxix. accession of kaméhaméha v. the 'coup d'état.'; chapter xxx. robert crichton wyllie; appendix coral islands.