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Author:

Ridley, Scott.

Title:

Morning of fire : John Kendrick's daring American odyssey in the Pacific / Scott Ridley.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xii, 452 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Kendrick, John,--ca. 1740-1794--Travel--Northwest Coast of North America.
Voyages to the Pacific coast.
Explorers--United States--Biography.
Fur trade--Northwest, Pacific--History--18th century.
Northwest Coast of North America--Description and travel.
Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel.
United States--Relations--Spain.
Spain--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Morning of fire -- pt. 1. The journey outward -- Out of a time of great peril -- Passage to the underworld -- Spain's frontier -- Refuge -- Halting the incursion -- pt. 2. Infinite wilderness -- Nootka -- Seizure -- The golden fleece -- Divided dreams -- A place of skulls -- pt. 3. Odyssey -- Volatile paradise -- House of cards -- Columbia's homecoming -- An American presence -- Long-awaited return -- pt. 4. Edge of empire -- A soft war -- Survival and seduction -- A rising tide -- Possession -- Last season -- The fire's reach -- Epilogue: Legacy for a new nation.

Summary:

Chronicles the efforts of the fledgling United States to establish naval supremacy as reflected by the seven-year odyssey of sea captain John Kendrick, tracing his dangerous passage around Cape Horn and explorations of the Pacific coast.

ISBN:

0061700126
9780061700125

LCCN:

2010019477

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)