True yankees : the South Seas and the discovery of American identity /

Show other versions (2)

"" Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morrison, Dane Anthony
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Series:Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 131st ser., 1.
Subjects:
National characteristics, American > History.
Ship captains > United States > History.
Merchant mariners > United States > History.
Travelers' writings, American > History and criticism.
Capitaines de navire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Marins (Marine marchande) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Écrits de voyageurs américains > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL > United States > General.
Discoveries in geography > American
Merchant mariners
National characteristics, American
Ship captains
Travelers' writings, American
Oceania > Discovery and exploration > American.
South Atlantic Ocean > Discovery and exploration > American.
Oceania
South Atlantic Ocean
United States
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The first generation: Samuel Shaw's polite reception, 1784-1794 ; Amasa Delano opens the great South Sea, 1790-1820 ; Edmund Fanning's "Voyages round the world," 1793-1834
  • The second generation: Harriett Low in Manila and Macao, 1829-1834 ; Robert Bennet Forbes and the First Opium War, 1839-1840.

Similar Items