The Pacific Ocean in History: Papers and Addresses Presented at the Panama-Pacific Historical Congress, Held at San Francisco, Berkeley and Palo Alto, California, July 19-23, 1915 |
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... century . For about two hundred years the Ocean re- mained a Spanish lake , disturbed only by the intervention of adven- turers , explorers , and pirates of other nations . Then came the second chapter , the chapter of conflict between ...
... century . For about two hundred years the Ocean re- mained a Spanish lake , disturbed only by the intervention of adven- turers , explorers , and pirates of other nations . Then came the second chapter , the chapter of conflict between ...
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... century in the Pacific can only be understood in relation to the history of Europe . The history of the Pacific Ocean is a chapter in the history of civilization . The earliest civilizations that faced the Pacific Ocean faced it from ...
... century in the Pacific can only be understood in relation to the history of Europe . The history of the Pacific Ocean is a chapter in the history of civilization . The earliest civilizations that faced the Pacific Ocean faced it from ...
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... centuries . During the fifteenth century , the Por- tuguese under the inspiration of Prince Henry the Navigator learned the fine art of navigation in slowly working southward along the Western coast of Africa , and , having turned the ...
... centuries . During the fifteenth century , the Por- tuguese under the inspiration of Prince Henry the Navigator learned the fine art of navigation in slowly working southward along the Western coast of Africa , and , having turned the ...
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... century the English bent their endeavors to establish trade with those Asiatic lands that had been explored for more than a century by the Portuguese . Their chief rivals were the Dutch merchants , and , after the Massacre of Amboyna in ...
... century the English bent their endeavors to establish trade with those Asiatic lands that had been explored for more than a century by the Portuguese . Their chief rivals were the Dutch merchants , and , after the Massacre of Amboyna in ...
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... century . The Spain of Philip III and Philip IV could not sustain the efforts of its governors and viceroys to beat ... century shows the grasp by the Dutch and English of the meaning of " sea power , " and , although no great Dutch or ...
... century . The Spain of Philip III and Philip IV could not sustain the efforts of its governors and viceroys to beat ... century shows the grasp by the Dutch and English of the meaning of " sea power , " and , although no great Dutch or ...
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Page 135 - Commission is of the opinion that the most practicable and feasible route for an isthmian canal, to be under the control, management, and ownership of the United States, is that known as the Nicaragua route.
Page 134 - Whatever highway may be constructed across the barrier dividing the two greatest maritime areas of the world must be for the world's benefit, a trust for mankind, to be removed from the chance of domination by any single power, nor become a point of invitation for hostilities or a prize for warlike ambition.
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Page 133 - and duty of the United States to assert and maintain such supervision and authority over any interoceanic canal across the isthmus that connects North and South America as will protect our national interests.