Americans in Polynesia, 1783-1842History of the first American traders, explorers and missionaries to visit the Polynesian islands. |
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Prologue | 1 |
Sealskins and Sandalwood 18121835 | 23 |
The Pyrrhic Victory | 74 |
Copyright | |
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