Almost a Hero: The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast

by J. Richard Nokes

Beginning in 1786, Captain John Meares of Great Britain bravely explored and charted routes in the North Pacific, but his bold attempt to dominate the rich new fur trade between the Northwest Coast and Asia was frustrated when the Spanish navy seized his ships off Vancouver Island in 1789. His appeal to Parliament nearly resulted in war between England and Spain. Meares also built the first ship on the Northwest Coast and brought the first Chinese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874221587
• ISBN13: 9780874221589
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"