Project Gutenberg 2008-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 127 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis The Americans in the South Seas 1901 Produced by David Widger "The Americans in the South Seas" by Louis Becke is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book explores the influence of American enterprise on the maritime development of Australia’s first colony, focusing specifically on the whaling and sealing industries in the South Pacific. Becke delves into the early interactions between American traders and the fledgling Australian settlement, highlighting the complexities and challenges of these cross-cultural encounters. In this detailed examination, Becke recounts how American ships played a crucial role in providing essential supplies to the starving colony of New South Wales and contributed significantly to the growth of the whaling industry. The narrative illustrates a series of incidents involving American and British whalers, detailing both cooperation and conflict as they vied for resources in the South Seas. The book also provides insights into the American approach to whaling, contrasting it with British practices, while chronicling the social and economic implications of this maritime rivalry. Overall, the book paints a vivid picture of the historical dynamics that shaped early Australian colonization through the lens of American involvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Essays Americans -- South Pacific Ocean -- History PR Text Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 44883 2025-07-10T09:48:46.718392 text/html 40005 2013-01-09T16:03:44 text/html 92346 2025-07-10T09:48:51.393254 application/epub+zip 91057 2025-07-10T09:48:49.415259 application/epub+zip 81838 2025-07-10T09:48:48.370280 application/epub+zip 206599 2025-07-10T09:48:52.824262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199968 2025-07-10T09:48:50.757287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163637 2022-09-11T13:04:38.916229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36938 2025-07-10T09:48:46.497308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36781 2008-04-05T05:14:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36776 2008-04-05T05:14:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21502 2025-07-10T09:48:52.947260 application/rdf+xml 15750 2025-07-10T09:48:48.848263 image/jpeg 3893 2025-07-10T09:48:48.608280 image/jpeg 14287 2008-04-05T05:14:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 15091 2013-01-09T16:04:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 14270 2008-04-05T05:14:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 89999 2025-07-10T09:48:46.724311 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia