Walpole, Frederick:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

FOUR YEARS IN THE PACIFIC. IN HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "COLLINGWOOD." FROM 1844 TO 1848.... The Collingwood was the first British ship-of-the-line to enter the Pacific via Cape Horn since Lord Anson in 1741. Walpole describes in charming detail the people and things he saw at Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Juan Fernandez Island, Tahiti and the Society Islands, Mexico, Peru, California, Hawaii, and the Samoa Islands. The ship arrived at Monterey a few days after the American flag was raised there by John Drake Sloat. The section on California contains a description of Monterey and the arrival of Fremont, and comments on the dress and manner of the locals. The earlier sections, on South America, are also quite rich in detail on local life and culture.

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