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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©1995Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780824843816
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 996.9 20
LOC classification:
  • DU623 .S36 1995eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
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
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780824843816

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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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.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)