The Publishers Weekly

The Publishers Weekly
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1970
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015033468847
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Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

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Kanaka

Kanaka
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Publisher : Whitecap Books Limited
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : 1551102951
ISBN-13 : 9781551102955
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Kanaka by : Tom Koppel

This book recounts the story of the incredible migration of scores of Hawaiians from their island paradise to a harsh pioneering life in western North America.

Leaving Paradise

Leaving Paradise
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 528
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ISBN-10 : 9780824874537
ISBN-13 : 0824874536
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Leaving Paradise by : Jean Barman

Native Hawaiians arrived in the Pacific Northwest as early as 1787. Some went out of curiosity; many others were recruited as seamen or as workers in the fur trade. By the end of the nineteenth century more than a thousand men and women had journeyed across the Pacific, but the stories of these extraordinary individuals have gone largely unrecorded in Hawaiian or Western sources. Through painstaking archival work in British Columbia, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, Jean Barman and Bruce Watson pieced together what is known about these sailors, laborers, and settlers from 1787 to 1898, the year the Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the United States. In addition, the authors include descriptive biographical entries on some eight hundred Native Hawaiians, a remarkable and invaluable complement to their narrative history. "Kanakas" (as indigenous Hawaiians were called) formed the backbone of the fur trade along with French Canadians and Scots. As the trade waned and most of their countrymen returned home, several hundred men with indigenous wives raised families and formed settlements throughout the Pacific Northwest. Today their descendants remain proud of their distinctive heritage. The resourcefulness of these pioneers in the face of harsh physical conditions and racism challenges the early Western perception that Native Hawaiians were indolent and easily exploited. Scholars and others interested in a number of fields—Hawaiian history, Pacific Islander studies, Western U.S. and Western Canadian history, diaspora studies—will find Leaving Paradise an indispensable work.

United States Coast Pilot

United States Coast Pilot
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112055112426
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Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

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American Journalists

American Journalists
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 337
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780195328370
ISBN-13 : 019532837X
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis American Journalists by : Donald A. Ritchie

This volume profiles 60 American journalists from colonial times to the present and focuses on news reporters, editors, publishers, and broadcasters whose careers significantly advanced or were symbolic of major changes in their profession. Illustrations, fact boxes, and quotations from the subjects themselves, together with the depth and breadth of historical information, make this volume an illuminating and fascinating read.

Managing for Healthy Ecosystems

Managing for Healthy Ecosystems
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 1548
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ISBN-10 : 9781420032130
ISBN-13 : 1420032135
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Managing for Healthy Ecosystems by : David J. Rapport

One of the critical issues of our time is the dwindling capacity of the planet to provide life support for a large and growing human population. Based on a symposium on ecosystem health, Managing for Healthy Ecosystems identifies key issues that must be resolved if there is to be progress in this complex area, such as: Evolving methods f

The Insurance Year Book

The Insurance Year Book
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1434
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89095806733
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

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