Americans in Polynesia, 1783-1842

Prologue ......Page 12
I The First Comers, 1789-1812 ......Page 15
II Sealskins and Sandalwood, 1812-1835 ......Page 34
III The Heyday of the Whaler, 1835-1842 ......Page 45
IV Missionaries in Hawaii: The Inner Conquest ......Page 54
V Missionaries in Hawaii: The Political Conquest ......Page 72
VI Missionaries in Hawaii: The Pyrrhic Victory ......Page 85
VII Policemen in Polynesia: The American Navy ......Page 94
Consuls and Commercial Agents ......Page 109
Idea and Reality, 1810-1838 ......Page 118
X The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1840 ......Page 133
XI The United States Exploring Expedition, 1840-1842 ......Page 146
XII The Literature of Paradise ......Page 159
Epilogue ......Page 181
Appendix—Place-Names of the Washington Group ......Page 182
Acknowledgment ......Page 183
Index ......Page 184