Project Gutenberg 2004-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 161 Nordhoff, Charles 1830 1901 Remy, Jules 1826 1893 Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Produced by Ronald Holder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands" by Charles Nordhoff is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the author's explorations and observations of Northern California, Oregon, and the Hawaiian Islands, capturing the unique characteristics of each region. Nordhoff aims to provide potential travelers with practical information regarding the climate, scenery, and natural resources, along with personal reflections on the places he visits. The opening of the book presents the author’s journey as he approaches the Hawaiian Islands, specifically highlighting Honolulu and the island of Oahu. Nordhoff describes the islands' geography, including their volcanic origins, and offers travelers insights into the voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. He vividly shares his first impressions of Honolulu, detailing its tropical beauty and the welcoming nature of its inhabitants. Moreover, the author addresses the impacts of missionary work on Hawaiian society, indicating how this influenced education and character among the native population. This opening section establishes a promising foundation for readers interested in travel literature, historical context, and cultural observations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en California -- Description and travel Hawaii -- Description and travel Oregon -- Description and travel DU F850.5 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 681463 673600 2024-09-06T06:26:44.642971 2023-10-06T08:19:30.673795 text/html text/html 663497 2020-12-18T02:43:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 11852699 2020-12-18T02:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10003880 2024-09-06T06:27:33.523216 application/epub+zip 9975161 2024-09-06T06:27:02.730871 application/epub+zip 322229 2024-09-06T06:26:45.811966 application/epub+zip 22547434 2024-09-06T06:27:45.319164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22471581 2024-09-06T06:27:14.128328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582502 2022-09-07T00:58:17.852398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604663 604609 2024-09-06T06:26:42.485000 2023-10-06T08:19:28.851780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604492 2020-12-18T02:43:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232993 2020-12-18T02:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 604547 2020-12-18T02:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232951 2020-12-18T02:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21402 2024-09-06T06:27:45.571157 application/rdf+xml 21511 2024-09-06T06:26:46.204950 image/jpeg 4578 2024-09-06T06:26:46.007940 image/jpeg 11379328 2024-09-06T06:26:45.123980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia