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China, America and the Pacific Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sturgis, William, 1782-1863, author.
Contributor:
Massachusetts Historical Society, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Dolphin (Ship).
Lady Washington (Brigantine).
Lydia (Bark).
Adventure and adventurers.
Captivity.
Commerce.
Copper.
Culture.
Discoveries in geography.
Food.
Indigenous peoples.
Language and languages.
Missions.
Navigation.
Religion.
Sea otter.
Seafaring life.
Ships.
Tariff.
Voyages and travels.
Weapons.
British Columbia--Haida Gwaii.
California.
China--Guangzhou.
Hawaii.
Massachusetts--Boston.
Pacific Northwest.
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Rhode Island.
Rhode Island--Providence.
Russia (Federation)--Kamchatka Peninsula.
Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
Washington (D.C.).
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1840-1849.
Summary:
Scripts for three lectures Sturgis gave in the 1840s on the history of the early fur trade along the northwest coast, in Hawaii, and at Canton, which discuss in particular the traders' relations with the northwest Native Americans.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: Ms. N-834 (Tall)
Collection: William Sturgis Papers, 1798-1845
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).

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