Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii /

Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii / / Robert C. Schmitt; ed. by Ronn Ronck.

This is the first book-length look at how and when a wide range of items made their first appearance in the Islands: from cockroaches, slot machines, and drive-ins to aloha shirts, parking meters, and shipwrecks. To satisfy the curious and the skeptical, endnotes and a bibliography listing more than...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
VerfasserIn:
Schmitt, Robert C.,
HerausgeberIn:
Ronck, Ronn,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2023]
©1995
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Alphabetical List of "Firsts"
  • Reference Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Island Residents
  • Birds and Beasts
  • Insects and Arthropods
  • Vegetation and Crops
  • Weather and Geology
  • Energy Sources
  • Communication
  • Transportation
  • Buildings and Amenities
  • Currency and Banking
  • Commerce
  • Office Aids
  • Government and Social Services
  • Crime and Justice
  • Medicine and Health
  • Religion
  • Amusements and Diversions
  • Art and Music
  • Sports
  • Special Foods and Drin
  • References
  • Articles by Robert C. Schmitt
  • About the Authors

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