Download or read book Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World written by Gregory T. Cushman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history of bird guano, demonstrating how this unique commodity helped unite the Pacific Basin with the industrialized world.

Download or read book More Precious Than Gold written by Dave Hollett and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixteenth-century Conquistadors, led by Pizarro, came to Peru for three reasons--God, gold, and glory, but after the initial glory of their conquest they tended to concentrate on gold, rather than God. Direct colonial rule by Spain lasted for almost three hundred years, only ending in 1826, when the last Spanish flag was hauled down from the battlements of Real Felipe Fortress. However, just a few short years after Peru had declared its independence from Spain, the attention of some people in Lima began to focus on a potential source of untold wealth that was to prove more precious than gold. This was guano which, in its greatest concentration, was found on the diminutive Chincha Islands that lie just off the Peruvian coast, some seventy miles south of Callao. This book covers the story of this international guano trade. It outlines the fate of the unfortunates recruited to cut and load the guano. It also gives full details of the hardships endured by mariners employed in this trade. The story of those who grew rich on the proceeds of this trade is also outlined. Importantly, it explains just how the Peruvian government mismanaged the trade, to the extent that Peru became burdened with debts, rather than prospering on the proceeds of their vast new guano-based income.

Download or read book Where Guano is Made written by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company and published by . This book was released on 1899* with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Between Silver and Guano written by Paul Eliot Gootenberg and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Peru's transformation from a tottering colonial economy based on extraction of precious bullion to a massive exporter of bulk goods like guano shows how a struggle between protectionists and free traders shaped the state. "This is an elegant and sophisticated book that can be read on many levels, written by an author who never takes the facile road. [Its] significance is great--not just for Peruvian history but for theoretical questions relating to dependency and economic history in nineteenth-century Latin America... Gootenberg has added a major new element to the dependency debate, one that is more intellectually satisfying than the sterile old argument about good guys and bad guys."--Timothy E. Anna, The Hispanic American Historical Review "[One] of the best books in recent years on Peruvian history, and a valuable contribution to nineteenth-century commercial and financial studies."--Michael J. Gonzales, Journal of Economic History "Fascinating reading. Gootenberg has taken the why of Latin American underdevelopment a step forward by unraveling complexities of the actual historical-economic forces... [This book] is perhaps the most thorough examination of exactly how those internal class and productive forces contributed to Peru's under-development."--Choice Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pacific Guano Company: Its History; Its Products and Trade; Its Relation to Agriculture; Exhausted Guano Islands of the Pacific Ocean: Howland's Islands, Chincha Islands, Etc;, Etc;; The Swan Islands; The Marl Beds and Phosphate Rock of South Carolina, Chisolm's Island Phosphat We invite attention to the following pages, which we trust will be found interesting to the general reader as well as to those actively engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. Few, perhaps, have contemplated the wonderful provisions of nature for maintaining cultivated soils in a state of fertility, or considered the disastrous results which would follow if the means provided for this end were unknown or neglected. The present generation of cultivators of the soils of the Atlantic States have inherited from their ancestors estates which have been under cultivation in many instances more than a century, during which period the steady removal of the elements of fertility from the soil would have resulted in utter barrenness had not modern science and discovery rendered available these gifts of nature for compensating the soil for the constant drain made upon its resources. By a wise use of these advantages the agriculturists of the present day can transmit to their successors through centuries to come estates unimpaired by continued cultivation. The following pages will show the reader what these wonderful provisions of nature are, and how science, art, and enterprise have rendered them available for the benefit of mankind. Besides the sketch of its business herein contained, the Directors of the Pacific Guano Company have decided to exhibit the workings and the value of its products on the Grounds of the Centennial Commission at Philadelphia, to which attention is respectfully called. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book How to Hide an Empire written by Daniel Immerwahr and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the ten best books of the year by the Chicago Tribune A Publishers Weekly best book of 2019 | A 2019 NPR Staff Pick A pathbreaking history of the United States’ overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empire We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an “empire,” exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories—the islands, atolls, and archipelagos—this country has governed and inhabited? In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States. In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light. We travel to the Guano Islands, where prospectors collected one of the nineteenth century’s most valuable commodities, and the Philippines, site of the most destructive event on U.S. soil. In Puerto Rico, Immerwahr shows how U.S. doctors conducted grisly experiments they would never have conducted on the mainland and charts the emergence of independence fighters who would shoot up the U.S. Congress. In the years after World War II, Immerwahr notes, the United States moved away from colonialism. Instead, it put innovations in electronics, transportation, and culture to use, devising a new sort of influence that did not require the control of colonies. Rich with absorbing vignettes, full of surprises, and driven by an original conception of what empire and globalization mean today, How to Hide an Empire is a major and compulsively readable work of history.

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Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company Its History Its Products and Trade Its Relation to Agriculture Exhausted Guano Islands of the Pacific Ocean Howland s Island Chiacha Islands Etc Etc The Swan Islands The Marl Beds and Phosphate Rock of South Carolina written by Pacific Guano Company and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company written by Pacific Guano Company and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1876 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Pacific Guano Company. The Pacific Guano Company; Its History; Its Products And Trade; Its Relation To Agriculture. Exhausted Guano Islands of The Pacific Ocean; Howland's Island, Chiacha Islands, Etc., Etc. The Swan Islands. The Marl Beds And Phosphate Rock of South Carolina. Chisolm's Island Phosphate. The Menhaden. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Pacific Guano Company. The Pacific Guano Company; Its History; Its Products And Trade; Its Relation To Agriculture. Exhausted Guano Islands of The Pacific Ocean; Howland's Island, Chiacha Islands, Etc., Etc. The Swan Islands. The Marl Beds And Phosphate Rock of South Carolina. Chisolm's Island Phosphate. The Menhaden, . Cambridge, Printed For The Pacific Guano Company At The Riverside Press, 1876. Subject: Guano

Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company Its History Its Products and Trade Its Relation to Agriculture Exhausted Guano Islands of the Pacific Ocean Howland s Island Chiacha Islands Etc Etc The Swan Islands The Marl Beds and Phosphate Rock of South written by Pacific Guano Company and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company Its History Its Products and Trade Its Relation to Agriculture Exhausted Guano Islands of the Pacific Ocean Howland s Island Chiacha Islands Etc Etc The Swan Islands The Marl Beds and Phosphate Rock of South written by Pacific Guano Company and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book On Peruvian Guano written by John Collis Nesbit and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On Peruvian Guano: Its History, Composition and Fertilizing Qualities; With the Best Mode of Its Application to the Soil The Chincha islands, which contain the great Guano de posits, are situated in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru, at the distance of about twelve miles. They lie between Lat. And Lat. S.; a zone within which no rain falls, where the air is dry, and the sun shines with vehement power. The waters of the surrounding ocean contain innumerable shoals of fish; and myriads of birds, after daily satisfying their voracious appetites upon the finny tenants of the deep, have for ages made the islands their nightly abode, and the receptacle of their faecal offerings. From the arid nature of the climate, the excess. Of humidity has speedily evaporated from their ordure, de composition has been arrested, and by gradual accumulation from time immemorial, these extraordinary deposits have attained the depth, in many parts, of one hundred feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Alchemy of Air written by Thomas Hager and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’ s scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives. But their epochal triumph came at a price we are still paying. The Haber-Bosch process was also used to make the gunpowder and explosives that killed millions during the two world wars. Both men were vilified during their lives; both, disillusioned and disgraced, died tragically. The Alchemy of Air is the extraordinary, previously untold story of a discovery that changed the way we grow food and the way we make war–and that promises to continue shaping our lives in fundamental and dramatic ways.

Download or read book Guano written by Charles L. Bartlett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Guano: A Treatise on the History, Economy as a Manure, and Modes of Applying Peruvian Guano, in the Culture of the Various Crops of the Farm and the Garden It is the object of this Treatise to give a few practical sug gestions on the use of guano, and the results of actual trials under a great variety of circumstances and upon a great variety of crops and soils. Before entering upon more practical points, however, it will not be out of place to say a few words of the origin and history of this article. It is but little more than twenty years since the first cargo of guano left the coast of Peru to enter the ports of Great Britain as an article of commerce. The first consignment was made to a mercantile firm of Liverpool, Messrs. Myers Co. In 1835, but guano, being still unknown, excited little attention till five years later when twenty casks were again landed in England, and it was soon found to be the most valuable manure in exis tence. 80 great was the confidence immediately inspired in its value as a means of increasing the products and renovating the soil of the country, that the very next year, 1841, seven vessels were employed to convey 1733 tons from the Chincha Islands to England, and the number increased in 1842 to 41 British and 3 foreign vessels, and to 13094 tons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Pacific Guano Company Its History Its Products and Trade Its Relation to Agriculture Exhausted Guano Islands of the Pacific Ocean Howland s I written by Pacific Guano Company and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book Guano Its Origin Properties and Uses Showing Its Importance to the Farmers of the United States as Cheap and Valuable Manure With Directions for Using It written by Edwin Bartlett and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative book presents a thorough analysis of guano, an underappreciated but potent natural fertilizer. Bartlett provides a comprehensive overview of guano's properties, origin, extraction, and uses. The book includes step-by-step instructions on how to use guano as a cheap and effective alternative to chemical fertilizers. Readers will find this book invaluable for improving their crops' yield and quality. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.