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Author Morrison, Dane Anthony

Title True yankees : the South Seas and the discovery of American identity / Dane A. Morrison
Published Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Series Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 131st ser., 1
Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 131st ser., 1.
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
Summary "" Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject National characteristics, American -- History
Ship captains -- United States -- History
Merchant mariners -- United States -- History
Travelers' writings, American -- History and criticism
TRAVEL -- United States -- General.
Discoveries in geography -- American
Merchant mariners
National characteristics, American
Ship captains
Travelers' writings, American
SUBJECT Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- American
South Atlantic Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- American
Subject Oceania
South Atlantic Ocean
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421415437
1421415437
Other Titles 880-01 South Seas and the discovery of American identity
880-01/Hani 牔敵夠湡敫獥