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
Summary
"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 commerce, illegal slaving, and environmental degradation"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 22, 2022)