The voyage of the Racoon : a 'secret' journal of a visit to Oregon, California, and Hawaii, 1813-1814 /
During the War of 1812, Great Britain sent the warship Racoon to seize the fur trading post at Astoria but found that the Americans had already sold to the Canadians. Damaged trying to sail out the bar of the Columbia River, the Racoon went to San Francisco for repairs, to Monterey, and then to Hawa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
The Book Club of California,
1958.
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| Summary: | During the War of 1812, Great Britain sent the warship Racoon to seize the fur trading post at Astoria but found that the Americans had already sold to the Canadians. Damaged trying to sail out the bar of the Columbia River, the Racoon went to San Francisco for repairs, to Monterey, and then to Hawaii before returning to England. |
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| Item Description: | Edited from a manuscript in the Bancroft Library of the University of California. "Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco"--Title page verso. Errata slip tipped in. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy contains publisher prospectus. |
| Physical Description: | xxvii, 36 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 double) : illustrations, map, facsimiles ; 32 cm |
| Awards: | Western Books Exhibit, 1959. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |