The Hidden Journals: Captain Vancouver & His Mapmaker
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History turns into mystery when the authors begin to research the oral stories about Wade Baker's ancestor, Third Lieutenant Joseph Baker, mapmaker on HMS Discovery. Memories from Grannie Lizzie and other Coast Salish and Hawaiian elders lead to authentic stories about Captain Vancouver and his officers' relationships with kings and queens in their kingdoms in North America and Hawaii.
When Wade and Mary started their research, they did not realize how extensively this important piece of Pacific West Coast history had been airbrushed from the records. Over eight years of investigation with seven museums around the world, as well as many conversations with Maui and Vancouver elders, uncovered a very different Captain Vancouver than the man described in mainstream history. Stories revealed about the respectful social interactions with the native peoples are compelling, moving and insightful.
This book will forever change how you think about the indigenous people and their history, and brings understanding to the profound effects that the later distortions of those times had on the subconscious beliefs we carry today. The 1790s to the early 1800s was a time of high-level friendships between cultures, and an era of spiritual and mystical values about the land, water and air. This open-hearted adventure is an inspiration for these times and a call to the reader to pick up the torch and continue the journey.
When Wade and Mary started their research, they did not realize how extensively this important piece of Pacific West Coast history had been airbrushed from the records. Over eight years of investigation with seven museums around the world, as well as many conversations with Maui and Vancouver elders, uncovered a very different Captain Vancouver than the man described in mainstream history. Stories revealed about the respectful social interactions with the native peoples are compelling, moving and insightful.
This book will forever change how you think about the indigenous people and their history, and brings understanding to the profound effects that the later distortions of those times had on the subconscious beliefs we carry today. The 1790s to the early 1800s was a time of high-level friendships between cultures, and an era of spiritual and mystical values about the land, water and air. This open-hearted adventure is an inspiration for these times and a call to the reader to pick up the torch and continue the journey.
LIB.00268
North Vancouver, BC : Sky Spirit Studio Books
2018
978-0-9938438-1-5
2nd Edition
Print and published material
History
English
Media Room and Library
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