The New Zealander Abroad in England, America, and the ..., Christchurch in Christchurch, Canterbury for sale

3/8"loss of cloth at head and tail of spine. Spine faded. Hinges broken and loose with spine mull visible. Ex-libris bookplate of Hardwicke Knight on front endpaper. Blank corner clipped from half-title page. Internally very good. Light foxing.; 302 pages. Red cloth boards with black stamped border and black lettering on front board and gilt rule and lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 193 x 127mm. Contents: Chapter 1: Leaving Home - A New Zealander in Melbourne - Dunedin to Christchurch - Lyttleton to Wellington - Parihaka and the last Maori Prophet - The‘Sugar Loaves’of New Plymouth - Departure from Auckland - S. S. Alameda and Passengers - Kermadec Islands - A Samoan Princess - Tutuila and Pango-Pango Harbour. Chapter 2: A Concert at Sea - Honolulu in the Paradise of the Pacific - Mosquitoes and Chinamen - A Kanaka Pilot - The Hawaiian People - The Royal Hawaiian Hotel - Honolulu Churches - The Chinese Quarter - American Independence Day:’The Glorious Fourth’- An Extinct Crater and Tropical Avenue - Kamehameha I. , the Napolean of the Pacific - The Hawaiian Legislature - A Prophetic Pig - The Prime Minister of Hawaii - A Peaceful Revolution. Chapter 3: Honolulu to Kauai - Makaweli - A Cattle Hunt - Ludicrous Incident - A Sugar Mill - Sugar Plantations and the Sugar Industry - Largest Sugar Plantation in the World - Waiawa Impromptu Concert - Native Race Dying out - Population I Captain Cook’s Time and Now - Island of Hawaii - Kilauea, the Largest Active Volcano in the World - A Liquid Sea of Blood-red Lava. Chapter 4: Mountain Scenery - The Leper Settlement of Molokai - Leprosy in Hawaii - Effects of Leprosy - Strong Drink and Leprosy decimating the Native Race - Leaving Makaweli - Rice Plantations - Hanapepe Flat - A Region of Perpetual Spring - A Kanaka Guide, his Luncheon capacities - Seeing the Honolulu Steamer off - Shipping Cattle - Honolulu once more. Chapter 5: Gilbert Islanders in Hawaii - How Agreements are Drawn Up in the South Seas - Life on a Coral Island - The Y. M. C. A. In Honolulu; A Chinese Y. M. C. A. - The Temperature of Honolulu; A Royal Wardrobe -‘Dolce for Niente’- The Mosquito - Nuuanu Avenue and Cemetery - Leaving Honolulu - Aloha! . Chapter 6: Honolulu to San Francisco - A‘Frisco Millionaire - The Golden Gate’of the Pacific Slope -‘Frisco Cabbies - The Grand Army of the Republic - Golden Gate Park -‘Frisco Hotels - An American‘Reception’- Chinatown - Mock Auctions - Railways and Railway Ticket sellers - Oaklands - Monster Steam Ferries - Sacramento - Sierra Nevada Mountains - Cannibalism on the Sierras - Lake Tahoe - The Noble Red Man - The Noble Red Woman. Chapter 7: Ogden - Colorado Cowboy - Lasso Throwing - Mexican Equestianism -‘Spanish Joe’Sand Creek Massacre - Great Salt Lake - Lake Park - Salt Lake City - Temple Tabernacle and Temple Assembly Hall - Water Supply of Salt Lake City - Polygamy - Bishops, Deacons, and Elders. Chapter 8: Utah Valley - Provo - Utah Lake - Wasatch Mountains - Price River Canyon - Castle Gate - The Foothills of the Rockies - Black Canon on the Gunnison - Marshall Pass - Salida - Leadville - The Cannibal of the Rocky Mountains - Sabbath Desecration in America. Chapter 9: Grand Canon of the Arkansas - Royal Gorge - Canyon City - Pikes Peak - Garden of the Gods - Denver, the‘Queen City of the Plains’- Prairies of the West - The‘Far West’- Los Angelos the‘City of the Angels’- Ioqa a‘Prohibition’State - The‘Father of Waters.’Chapter 10: Chicago - Itish National Convention -‘All quiet on the Potomac’- John Brown of Harper’s Ferry - The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - First American Locomotive - The‘Ole log Cabin’and the‘Last of the Mohicans’- Detroit - Ontario, Canada. Chapter 11: Niagara Falls - Niagara Rapids - How Graham shot the Niagara Rapids - Goat Island, the‘Three Sisters’- Demoniacal Dance to the Falls - The‘Horseshoe’Fall. Chapter 12: The Mohawk Vale - Valley of the Hudson - New York - Broadway - Brooklyn Bridge - Elevated Rail
The New Zealander Abroad in England, America, and the Highlands of Scotland; in Madeira, Capetown, and the Sandwich Islands. Being Notes of a Six Months Holiday Tour Round the World (William McHutcheson)
Author
William McHutcheson
Title
The New Zealander Abroad in England, America, and the Highlands of Scotland; in Madeira, Capetown, and the Sandwich Islands. Being Notes of a Six Months Holiday Tour Round the World
Publisher name
James Hamilton, Glasgow
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1888
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
New Zealand England America Scotland Madeira Capet
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