Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii /
Schmitt, Robert C.
Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii / Robert C. Schmitt; ed. by Ronn Ronck. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 200 publications are provided, making this work a valuable reference for scholars and an entertaining handbook for trivia buffs.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824843816
10.1515/9780824843816 doi
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY).
DU623 / .S36 1995eb
996.9
Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii / Robert C. Schmitt; ed. by Ronn Ronck. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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 200 publications are provided, making this work a valuable reference for scholars and an entertaining handbook for trivia buffs.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824843816
10.1515/9780824843816 doi
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY).
DU623 / .S36 1995eb
996.9