Beyond the Wild West: Violence and Death in the Pacific Ocean (Billington Lecture)
California and the West
English - April 17, 2014 22:29 - 38.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHistory Science Society & Culture Arts Social Sciences Books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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David Igler, author of “The Great Ocean: Pacific Worlds from Captain Cook to the Gold Rush,” reflects on the causes of widespread violence during the age of exploration and maritime commerce. Igler is professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. His talk was the 2013–14 Billington Lecture.