Shipwrecked in Paradise : Cleopatra's Barge in Hawai'i /

The first oceangoing yacht ever built in America, Cleopatra's Barge, endured many incarnations over her eight-year life, from Mediterranean pleasure cruiser to a Hawaiian king's personal yacht. The famed ship, at times also a Christian missionary transport, pirate ship, getaway vehicle, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Paul Forsythe, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kamehameha > II, > King of the Hawaiian Islands, > 1797-1824.
Cleopatra's Barge (Yacht)
Underwater archaeology.
Historic ships.
Antiquities.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Archeologie sous-marine > Hawaii > Hanalei.
Navires historiques > Hawaii.
Underwater archaeology > Hawaii > Hanalei.
Historic ships > Hawaii.
Hawaii > Hanalei.
Hawaii.
Hawaii > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1893.
Hanalei (Hawaii) > Antiquities.
Hawaii > History > To 1893.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The first oceangoing yacht ever built in America, Cleopatra's Barge, endured many incarnations over her eight-year life, from Mediterranean pleasure cruiser to a Hawaiian king's personal yacht. The famed ship, at times also a Christian missionary transport, pirate ship, getaway vehicle, instrument of diplomacy, and racing yacht, wrecked on a reef in Hanalei Bay on April 6, 1824. Obtaining the first underwater archaeological permits ever issued by the state of Hawai'i, a team of divers from the Smithsonian Institution located, surveyed, and excavated the wrecked ship from 1995 to 2000. The 1,25.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9781623492847

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