Hawaii: The Past, Present, and Future of Its Island-kingdom ; an Historical Account of the Sandwich Islands (Polynesia)D. Appleton and Company, 1869 - 555 páginas |
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... latter mountain is situated the great volcanic crater Kilauea . Next in position to Hawaii , is the island of Maui , with an area of 620 miles , and having in its neighbourhood the smaller islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe . To the north ...
... latter mountain is situated the great volcanic crater Kilauea . Next in position to Hawaii , is the island of Maui , with an area of 620 miles , and having in its neighbourhood the smaller islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe . To the north ...
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... latter , every now and then , the burning trees threw up their wreathed flames , like the arms of an agonised victim - added to the sort of glimmer and twinkle seen on a frosty night , produced a spectacle of such grandeur that words ...
... latter , every now and then , the burning trees threw up their wreathed flames , like the arms of an agonised victim - added to the sort of glimmer and twinkle seen on a frosty night , produced a spectacle of such grandeur that words ...
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... latter . The lava often penetrated caves , and blew them up with loud explosions . Where the flow debouched upon the ocean , it filled up a bay , and formed a promontory in its stead . Through the first six months of the year 1859 , the ...
... latter . The lava often penetrated caves , and blew them up with loud explosions . Where the flow debouched upon the ocean , it filled up a bay , and formed a promontory in its stead . Through the first six months of the year 1859 , the ...
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... latter . The total number of whalers visiting the Hawaiian ports in 1859 was 549 visits , against 325 visits in 1860 . The failing of the catch ' in the North Pacific does not appear to be a temporary fluctuation , but has indi- cated ...
... latter . The total number of whalers visiting the Hawaiian ports in 1859 was 549 visits , against 325 visits in 1860 . The failing of the catch ' in the North Pacific does not appear to be a temporary fluctuation , but has indi- cated ...
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... latter was presented to him in 1849 , ' I am endeavouring to do , with the blessing of God , what Peter the Great , of Russia , did on a large scale . ' NUUANU VALLEY . 333 53 Suffice it to say of 52 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
... latter was presented to him in 1849 , ' I am endeavouring to do , with the blessing of God , what Peter the Great , of Russia , did on a large scale . ' NUUANU VALLEY . 333 53 Suffice it to say of 52 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS .
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