Yankees in the Indian Ocean : American commerce and whaling, 1786-1860 /

"This unprecedented study of nineteenth-century American merchant and whaling activity in the Indian Ocean shows how it shaped later US imperial incursions in the Pacific and Caribbean. Sailors' journals and other primary sources reveal American influence on the period's global commer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hooper, Jane, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2022]
Colección:Indian Ocean studies series.
Temas:
1700-1899
Whaling > United States > History > 18th century.
Whaling > United States > History > 19th century.
Whaling > Social aspects > Indian Ocean Region.
Americans > Indian Ocean Region > History > 18th century.
Americans > Indian Ocean Region > History > 19th century.
Americans.
Commerce.
Whaling.
Whaling > Social aspects.
United States > Commerce > Indian Ocean Region.
Indian Ocean Region > Commerce > United States.
Indian Ocean Region.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This unprecedented study of nineteenth-century American merchant and whaling activity in the Indian Ocean shows how it shaped later US imperial incursions in the Pacific and Caribbean. Sailors' journals and other primary sources reveal American influence on the period's global commerce, illegal slaving, and environmental degradation"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 247 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821447901
0821447904

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