J. Richard Nokes - Almost a Hero: The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast
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Sir John Meares (1756?-1809) Royal Navy officer, Pacific explorer and Northwest fur trader. This portrait served as the frontispiece of Meares' Voyages (1790), published in London after the Spanish seizure of Meares' ships in Nootka Sound had nearly resulted in war between Britain and Spain.
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Almost a Hero
The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast
J. Richard Nokes Foreword by David L. Nicandri
WSU PRESS Washington State University Press Pullman, Washington
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Washington State University Press PO Box 645910 Pullman, WA 99164-5910 Phone 800-354-7360; FAX 509-335-8568 1998 by the Board of Regents of Washington State University All rights reserved First printing 1998
Printed and bound in the United States of America on pH neutral, acid-free paper. Reproduction or transmission of material contained in this publication in excess of that permitted by copyright law is prohibited without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nokes, J. Richard. Almost a hero: the voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast/by J. Richard Nokes; foreword by David L. Nicandri. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87422-155-2 (alk. paper). ISBN 0-87422-158-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Meares, John, 1756?-1809 Journeys. 2. Explorers Great Britain Biography. I. Title. G286.M45N65 1998 910'.9164'092 dc21 98-30762 [B] CIP
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To the Memory of my Parents, James A. and Bernice A. Nokes, Who Sacrificed Much for Their Family.
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Contents
Illustrations
viii
Acknowledgments
ix
Foreword
xi
Introduction
1
1. Despair and Death on the Northwest Coast
7
2. Rescue and Controversy
19
3. A Chief of Atooi and a Girl of Hawaii
33
4. Shed a Tear for Winee
41
5. Philippines to Nootka
49
6. No Such River Exists
61
7. The Cape Called Meares
73
8. Mutiny, Launching and Departure
87
9. A Question of Cannibalism
99
10. Kaiana Goes Home
113
11. Setting the Stage at Nootka
123
12. The Arrest of James Colnett
139
13. Pitt's Pawn: John Meares
153
14. Not a Shot Was Fired
165
15. Afterword
173
Appendices
I. Mrs. Barkley's Case Against John Meares
179
II. Meares' Memorial to Parliament
187
III. Who Were the First Europeans to Visit Hawaii?
197
Documents
1. Commission of John Meares (9/17/1778)
205
2. Minutes of British Cabinet Meeting (4/30/1790)
206
3. Excerpts from Third Nootka Convention (1/11/1794)
207
4. Meares' Request for Reassignment (5/12/1796)
208
5. Excerpts from Last Will and Testament (1/19/1809)
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