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vii acknowledgments ix nautical glossary and abbreviations xi Introduction: A Seafaring Perspective 1 1 Sailors, Myths, and Traditions 6 2 The First Pacific Seafarers 22 3 Settlements, Territories, and Trade 43 4 The Arrival of Foreign Ships 60 5 Pacific Commercial Shipowners 75 6 Under Foreign Sail 100 7 Dangers, Mutinies, and the Law 118 8 Companies, Colonies, and Crewing 136 9 Island Protests and Enterprises 150 10 Contemporary Local and Regional Shipping 165 11 The Global Pacific Seafarer 186 Epilogue: Some Contemporary Resonances 207 notes 209 bibliography 237 index 253 Contents ...

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