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001 2010019477
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020 $a9780061700125 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aF851.5$b.R53 2010
082 00 $a917.9504/24$222
100 1 $aRidley, Scott.
245 10 $aMorning of fire :$bJohn Kendrick's daring American odyssey in the Pacific /$cScott Ridley.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bWilliam Morrow,$cc2010.
300 $axii, 452 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
520 $aFour years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest Passage. The seven-year adventure, known as the Columbia Expedition, would bring the world to the brink of war. The man chosen to lead the expedition was John Kendrick--a master navigator and a charismatic captain of privateers during the Revolution. On the far side of the world, Kendrick would have to rely on his bravery, his charm, and his remarkable resolve to navigate unknown waters, negotiate with cutthroat imperialists from England and Spain, and form alliances with natives hit hard by early encounters with Europeans.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 427-444) and index.
600 10 $aKendrick, John,$dapproximately 1740-1794$xTravel$zNorthwest Coast of North America.
650 0 $aVoyages to the Pacific coast.
650 0 $aExplorers$zUnited States$vBiography.
651 0 $aNorthwest Coast of North America$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aNorthwest, Pacific$xDescription and travel.
650 0 $aFur trade$zNorthwest, Pacific$xHistory$y18th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xRelations$zSpain.
651 0 $aSpain$xRelations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xRelations$zGreat Britain.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xRelations$zUnited States.