Pioneers of the Pacific : the story of the South Seas /
by Harold Rabling.
- [Sydney] : Angus and Robertson, 1966
- 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Originally published New York, Norton, 1965 under the title: The story of the Pacific; explorers of the earth's mightiest ocean.
The great south sea -- England's adventurers -- Japan in seclusion -- A new era dawns -- The China trade -- Russia in the north -- The great age of whaling -- Filling the open spaces -- The golden years -- The course is set.
The story of the discovery and settlement of the Pacific Ocean, from the first voyage of Magellan to the closing years of the last century.