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  • The Wind And The Sails
    Peter W Noonan
    This is the story of the Canadian clipper ship Marco Polo and of the significant role played by two Canadians, Donald McKay, and Samuel Cunard, in the transformative changes to shipping and shipbuilding that occurred in the nineteenth century. ...
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    12,25 €

  • Journey to American Samoa
    Peter W Noonan
    Journey to American Samoa recounts the experience of the author and his wife in their travels to these islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The people, history, and culture of the islands are portrayed, and notable points of interest on the islands are described. ...
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    17,25 €

  • Distant Allies
    Peter W Noonan
    This book describes Japan’s important role as an ally of Canada and Great Britain during World War One, and how Japan went from being a valued ally to a spurned partner and a potential adversary in the post-war world. In 1921 Canada persuaded the British Empire to end its long alliance with Japan - a decision that would ultimately be fraught with peril for the British Commonwea...
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    19,70 €

  • Kaiulani of Hawaii
    Peter W Noonan
    In the nineteenth century Hawaii achieved a widely recognized status as an independent state but it was unable to retain its independence. The loss of Hawaii’s independence followed changes in US foreign policy, and a local coup d’état that was supported by the US Navy and Marines, which set Hawaii on a course towards inclusion in a new American Pacific Empire. But the last Cro...
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    20,95 €

  • Peace on the Lakes
    Peter W Noonan
    The Rush Bagot Agreement is the oldest arms limitation agreement in the world. It originated in the aftermath of the War of 1812 when both Great Britain and the United States feared a descent into a naval arms race on the Great Lakes of North America. Two hundred years later the Rush-Bagot Agreement is still in force having survived the impacts of rebellions, insurgencies, and ...
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    17,17 €