Hawaii : the past, present, and future of its island : an historic account of the Sandwich Islands of Polynesia / / Gerard Manley Hopkins

• Autore: Hopkins Gerard Manley <1844-1889., >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (567 p.)
• Disciplina: 996.902
• Soggetto geografico: Hawaii History To 1893
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "First published in 2003 by Kegan Paul International"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; HAWAII: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ITS ISLAND; Copyright; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ORIGIN-HARBOURS; CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND PHENOMENA-VOLCANOES; CHAPTER Ill. CLIMATE-PRODUCTIONS-COMMERCE; CHAPTER IV. OUR ROYAL CITY OF HONOLULU; CHAPTER V. DERIVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN RACE-TRADITIONS OF; CHAPTER VI. EARLY ISLAND DISCOVERIÉS-NATIVE HISTORY-COOK'S FIRST ARRIVAL; CHAPTER VII. THE TRAGEDY IN KEALAKEAKUA BAY; CHAPTER VIII. THE SEQUEL OF COOK'S DEATH-SUBSEQUENT VISITS; CHAPTER IX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-' A DUST OF SYSTEMS '-' THE LONELY ONE' ; CHAPTER X. HISTORICAL SKETCH-KAMÉHAMÉHA THE CONQUEROR-INEPTNESS FOR THE LYRECHAPTER XI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-KAMÉHAMÉHA THE KING-HIS DEATH-' I COME TO BURY CÆSAR, AND TO PRAISE HIM.'; CHAPTER XII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ACCESSION OF LIHOLIHO-THE ABOLITION OF IDOLATRY; CHAPTER XIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN MISSIONARIES-THE VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN TO ENGLAND, AND THEIR DEATH; CHAPTER XIV. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE BROOK BECOMES A STREAM- AN APOSTOLIC PREFECT ARRIVES-THE ARGONAUTS; CHAPTER XV. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE STREAM BECOMES A RIVER-REIGN OF KAMÉHAMÉHA III ; CHAPTER XVI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE FIRST FRENCH TRIBULATIONCHAPTER XVII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ESSAYS IN CONSTITUTION-MAKING; CHAPTER XVIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE CARYSFORT AFFAIR; CHAPTER XIX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY-THE BELGIAN CONTRACT; CHAPTER XX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE TREATIES OF COMMERCE AND FRIENDSHIP-AND CONSEQUENT HOSTILITIES; CHAPTER XXI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-REIGN OF KAMÉHAMÉHA IV; CHAPTER XXII. HAWAIIAN CHARACTERISTICS; CHAPTER XXIIl. THE DEPOPULATION OF THE ISLANDS-KIBROTH-HATAAVA; CHAPTER XXIV. MISSIONARY ACHIEVEMENT AND FAILURE ; CHAPTER XXV. GLANCES AT THE PAST AND GUESSES AT THE FUTURECHAPTER XXVI. KALELEO-KA-LANI; 'THE FLIGHT OF THE CHIEF.'; CHAPTER XXVII. BROKEN-HEARTED; CHAPTER XXVIII. THE WILD OLIVE TREE; CHAPTER XXIX. ACCESSION OF KAMÉHAMÉHA V. THE 'COUP D'ÉTAT.'; CHAPTER XXX. ROBERT CRICHTON WYLLIE; APPENDIX CORAL ISLANDS
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hawaii
• ISBN: 1-136-18681-6; 0-203-03969-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464868603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II