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Author : Andrew Sharp
Release : 1969
Genre : Oceania
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Book Synopsis The Discovery of the Pacific Islands by : Andrew Sharp
Download or read book The Discovery of the Pacific Islands written by Andrew Sharp. This book was released on 1969. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Quanchi
Release : 2005-10-18
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 289/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands by : Max Quanchi
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands written by Max Quanchi. This book was released on 2005-10-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.
Author : Ian C. Campbell
Release : 1989-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 015/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A History of the Pacific Islands by : Ian C. Campbell
Download or read book A History of the Pacific Islands written by Ian C. Campbell. This book was released on 1989-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dr. Campbell's awareness of the importance of the active roles which Pacific islanders played in the shaping of the histories of their own countries is evident throughout: he has examined, whenever he could, historical events and processes from the point of view and interests of the islanders concerned. No other work has done this, and that in itself makes Dr. Campbell's book an important contribution to Pacific history."--Dr. Malama Meleisea, Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury "Dr. Campbell's awareness of the importance of the active roles which Pacific islanders played in the shaping of the histories of their own countries is evident throughout: he has examined, whenever he could, historical events and processes from the point of view and interests of the islanders concerned. No other work has done this, and that in itself makes Dr. Campbell's book an important contribution to Pacific history."--Dr. Malama Meleisea, Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury
Author : Paul Dichter
Release : 2018-08
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 589/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Pacific Islands by : Paul Dichter
Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Paul Dichter. This book was released on 2018-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Pacific Islands! Join Moana, her friends, and her family as you explore the history, culture, and stories of these great islands.
Author : John Terrell
Release : 1986
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 565/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Prehistory in the Pacific Islands by : John Terrell
Download or read book Prehistory in the Pacific Islands written by John Terrell. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How, asks John Terrell in this richly illustrated and original book, can we best account for the remarkable diversity of the Pacific Islanders in biology, language, and custom? Traditionally scholars have recognized a simple racial division between Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Australians, and South-east Asians: peoples allegedly differing in physical appearance, temperament, achievements, and perhaps even intelligence. Terrell shows that such simple divisions do not fit the known facts and provide little more than a crude, static picture of human diversity.
