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Hawai'i's Russian Adventure: A New Look at Old History
Peter R Mills
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Description for Hawai'i's Russian Adventure: A New Look at Old History
Hardcover. In the 1800s American and European traders arrived in Hawai'i. In response, Russia expanded its trading outposts as far west as Kaua'i and together with Kaua'i chiefs began to plan the construction of Fort Elizabeth. This text provides a study of the fort and its place in the history of Kaua'i. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1MKPH; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
In the early 1800s thousands of American and European traders arrived in Hawai'i to lay in supplies for the long trip east or to take on Hawaiian sandalwood, which commanded a high price in China. In response to this developing global economy in the Pacific, Russia expanded its trading outposts as far as western Kaua'i and together with Kaua'i chiefs began planning the construction of Fort Elisabeth in Waimea in 1816. Three years later, the structure was abandoned by the Russians, but, as Peter Mills argues convincingly, a long and significant history of the fort remains to be told, even ... Read more
In the early 1800s thousands of American and European traders arrived in Hawai'i to lay in supplies for the long trip east or to take on Hawaiian sandalwood, which commanded a high price in China. In response to this developing global economy in the Pacific, Russia expanded its trading outposts as far as western Kaua'i and together with Kaua'i chiefs began planning the construction of Fort Elisabeth in Waimea in 1816. Three years later, the structure was abandoned by the Russians, but, as Peter Mills argues convincingly, a long and significant history of the fort remains to be told, even ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824824044
SKU
V9780824824044
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