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Hawaii's Russian adventure : a new look at old history /

In the early 1800s thousands of American and European traders arrived in Hawai'i to lay in supplies for the long trip east or to take on Hawaiian sandalwood, which commanded a high price in China. In response to this developing global economy in the Pacific, Russia expanded its trading outposts...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mills, Peter R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Part I. Old History
  • 1. Introduction to Indoctrination
  • 2. Russia's Hawaiian Adventure
  • Part II. A New Look
  • 3. Prelude to Hawai'i's Russian Adventure
  • 4. During Hawai'i's Russian Adventure
  • 5. After Hawai'i's Russian Adventure
  • 6. Looking to the Source
  • 7. Reflections
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author