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1 online resource (448 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
A wide-ranging, readable account of an eccentric and exceptional man who crossed cultures and changed history. |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Fort Colvile and the Custer Interview; 2 The Mouth of the Columbia River; 3 A Fateful Non-Meeting at Fort Vancouver; 4 Education at Red River; 5 A "Trial in Business" at St. Thomas; 6 Sag Harbor's Japan Connection; 7 A "Staging Ground" in the Hawaiian Islands; 8 Rishiri Island: The Adventure Begins; 9 On Japan's Northern Frontier; 10 Under Control of the Matsumae Domain; 11 Arrival in Nagasaki; 12 Nagasaki Days: Teaching English and Learning Japanese; 13 Leaving Nagasaki. |
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14 Creation of the Narrative15 The MacDonald Legacy; Appendix A-Deposition of Ranald MacDonald on the U.S.S. Preble; Appendix B-Ranald MacDonald and the Chinooks; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
MacDonald, Ranald, 1824-1894.
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MacDonald, Ranald, 1824-1894. |
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Pioneers -- Columbia River Valley -- Biography.
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Pioneers. |
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Biographies.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Pacific Area -- Biography.
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Adventure and adventurers. |
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Pacific Area. |
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Americans -- Japan -- History -- 19th century.
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Americans. |
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Japan. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Japan -- Description and travel.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781880656778 |
| ISBN |
9781611725414 (electronic book) |
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1611725410 (electronic book) |
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