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John Demos
Viewpoints on the China Trade
A young nation looks to the Pacific

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Encompassing the Sea of Islands
A most remarkable beach crossing

Alan Frost
James Mario Matra
Voyager with Cook

Edward G. Gray
Go East, Young Man
How a drifter from Revolutionary Connecticut found the Pacific

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The Competing Legacies of Junípero Serra
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First Meetings in the North Pacific
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