""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Maps and Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""1 The Unknown Ocean""; ""2 Europe Discovers the Pacific (1500-1750)""; ""3 Opening the North Pacific (1750-1800)""; ""4 The Fur Trade Era (1800-40)""; ""5 The Decisive Decade (1840-50)""; ""6 New Rivals in the North Pacific (1850-70)""; ""7 Across Continent and Ocean (1870-1914)""; ""8 The Withdrawal of Europe (1914-36)""; ""9 End of the European Era (1930-53)""; ""10 An Era of Equilibrium (1953�)""; ""Postscript""; ""Chronology""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""
