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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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TAHITI & THE MARQUESAS

Worth Looking For

Hidden Worlds of Polynesia: The Chronicle of an Archaeological Expedition to Nuku Hiva In the Marquesas Islands


by Robert Suggs

  • HISTORY
  • 1962
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

First published in 1962, this book continues to be useful to the student of Marquesan archaeology and anthropology as well as curious travelers. Suggs discusses in fascinating detail many aspects of Typee society. (PAC184, $)

Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter in the United States Frigate Essex in the Years 1812, 1


by David Porter

  • JOURNAL
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

A naval classic, Porter's journal chronicles his voyages aboard the U.S. frigate Essex in 1812, 1813 and 1814 to South America, including Brazil, Chile, Peru and Galapagos. (PAC180, $35.00)

The Marquesan Journal of Edward Robarts, 1797-1824


by Edward Robarts

  • JOURNAL
  • 1974
  • 360 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The remarkable journal of a British sailor who jumped ship in the Marquesas at the end of the 18th century. (PAC181, $)

Voyage, The Discovery of Hawaii


by Herbert Kawainui Kane

  • HISTORY
  • 1976
  • HARD COVER
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated history by the artist-historian. (HWI208, $)

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