Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron, Commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842

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"The text on the Hawaiian Islands (chapter XV) is a combination of facts and information from a published account of the Wilkes Expedition, with additions from other works, especially from Hiram Bingham's Twenty-One Years. The text touching on California includes comments on the gold discoveries...The Wilkes voyage ends at page 458. Part II (pp. 461 to end) is "Expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan." There are 3 illustrations of Hawaii. "This was a popular and often reprinted work"--Forbes, David W. Hawaiian national bibliography.