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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. "15000 miles from our native home"
  • Early excursions
  • Yankees in Mahajanga, Madagascar
  • Whalers in Saint Augustin Bay
  • Sailor tourism
  • Provisioning islands and ecological impacts
  • American illegal slaving
  • Conclusion. Fourth of July and global rites of state.

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