A Narrative of the Voyages and Travels of Captain Beechey


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Part 1 (p.1-508) is slightly revised version, in third person, of F.W. Beechey's Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Behrings Strait, 1825-28 published in 1831. Part 2 (p.509-704) is condensed version of George Back's Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, 1833-35 published in 1836.










A Narrative of the Voyages and Travels of Captain Beechey to the Pacific and Behring's Straits, Performed in the Years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. For the Purpose of Co-operating with the Expeditions Under Captains Parry and Franklin, and of Captain Back to the Thlew-ee-Choh River & the Arctic Sea, in Search of the Expedition Under Capt. J. Ross, Being the Conclusion of the Series of Voyages Instituted for the Discovery of the North West Passage


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Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900


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The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.




Arctic Bibliography


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History of California


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