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The author's travels in the Hawaiian Islands and in the islands of Micronesia are highlighted and the history, culture, and impressions of the Pacific islands are traced and described. There is particular emphasis on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii as well as Yap, Palau, Pohnpei, and Guam together with some of the other islands of Micronesia.

This is the story of Hawaii's annexation by the United States, and of a young Hawaiian princess who challenged the loss of her country's independence.

The Rush Bagot Agreement is the oldest arms limitation agreement in the world. It originated in the aftermath of the War of 1812 when both Great Britain and the United States feared a descent into a naval arms race on the Great Lakes of North America. Two hundred years later the Rush-Bagot Agreement is still in force having survived the impacts of rebellions, insurgencies, and wars both civil and foreign. Today, the Rush-Bagot Agreement symbolizes the continuing intentions of both Canada and the United States to maintain their peaceful coexistence on the great inland seas that separate them. This is the story of how years of naval challenge and open warfare led to peace among three great nations.

Canadian Boundaries is a history of the foreign treaties that have shaped and defined Canadian territory since the European discovery of Canada.

The second edition of The Crown and Constitutional Law in Canada updates this work to include the changes to the laws relating to royal succession and other developments in Canadian constitutional law since the book was first published in 1998.  The Crown and Constitutional Law in Canada is a topical survey of the role and function of the Sovereign and the Sovereign's representatives, the Governor General, and the Lieutenant Governors of the provinces in the Canadian constitution.  The structure of responsible government exercised through the Canadian Ministry is discussed and the continuing importance of the Royal Prerogative powers and the reserve powers is discussed.  A description of the primary legal instruments used in Crown practice in the governance of Canada and a discussion of the Crown honours and dignities available to Canadians rounds out this survey text of the Canadian monarchy in the twenty-first century.