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Title: Journal of a residence in the Sandwich Islands, during the
years 1823, 1824, and 1825: including descriptions of the natural
scenery, and remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants:
an account of Lord Byron's visit in the British frigate Blonde, and
of an excursion to the great volcano of Kirauea in Hawaii.Author:
Charles Samuel StewartPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description:
Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana,
Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books,
pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the
time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich
in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and
westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions,
Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and
more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the
western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on
the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first
decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in
North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this
collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs,
culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It
provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03340700CollectionID:
CTRG00-B1092PublicationDate: 18280101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: First ed., 1828, published under title: Private
journal of a voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and residence at the
Sandwich Islands.Collation: 320 p., 1] leaf of plates: port.; 19 cm
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