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The great ocean : Pacific worlds from Captain Cook to the gold rush
- Title
- The great ocean : Pacific worlds from Captain Cook to the gold rush / David Igler.
- Author
- Igler, David, 1964-
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- ©2013
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 13-3734 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 255 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Pacific Area > Commerce > History > 18th century
- East and West
- Culture diffusion > Pacific Area > History > 19th century
- Indigenous peoples > Pacific Area > History > 19th century
- Natural history > Pacific Area > History > 19th century
- Natural history > Pacific Area > History > 18th century
- Pacific Ocean > Discovery and exploration
- Indigenous peoples > Pacific Area > History > 18th century
- Pacific Area > Commerce > History > 19th century
- Culture diffusion > Pacific Area > History > 18th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : ocean worlds -- Seas of commerce -- Disease, sex, and indigenous depopulation -- Hostages and captives -- The great hunt -- Naturalists and natives in the great ocean -- Assembling the Pacific -- Conclusion : when East became West.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-3734
- ISBN
- 9780199914951 (alk. paper)
- 0199914958 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012038256
- OCLC
- 811599695
- Author
- Igler, David, 1964-
- Title
- The great ocean : Pacific worlds from Captain Cook to the gold rush / David Igler.
- Imprint
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- Copyright Date
- ©2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-3734