Title: Coast to coast : case histories of modern Pacific crossings /
Authors: Ahrens, Prue.; Dixon, Chris.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Ocean travel History; Ocean travel History; Shipping Pacific Ocean.; Pacific Area Civilization.; Pacific Area History.; Oceania History; Pacific Ocean Description and travel.
Abstract: "From the beginnings of human settlement through to the Cook voyages and beyond, histories of 'the Pacific' are stories of contact and connection. This vast region can be charted through histories of encounter between the diverse peoples of the Pacific, the Pacific Rim and the wider world. Coast to Coast explores the networks of modernity that connected the various peoples of the Pacific, Australia and North America as new means of transportation, distribution and communication developed from the mid-nineteenth century."--Publisher's information.