Shipwrecked in Paradise: Cleopatra's Barge in Hawai'i

by Paul F. Johnston

Winner, 2016 Secretary's Research Award, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution - awarded for author's contributions to research The first oceangoing yacht ever built in America, Cleopatra's Barge , endured many incarnations over her eight-year life, from Mediterranean pleasure cruiser to a Hawaiian king's personal yacht. The famed ship, at times also a Christian missionary transport, pirate ship, getaway vehicle, instrument of diplomacy, and racing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623492831
• ISBN13: 9781623492830
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.2"