Don Francisco de Paula Marin: The Letters and Journal of Francisco de Paula Marin by Ross H. Gast (1973-01-01)

"Don Francisco de Paula Marin (1774-1837) : Spaniard, sailor, deserter, servant to the Hawaiian ali'i, distiller, and horticulturalist - and probably one of the most influential European residents in the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1800s." "The first published accounts by visitors to the Hawaiian Islands describe Marin's well-kept vineyards and gardens, and comment favorably on his unswerving service to the king. In his gardens on O'ahu in the early 1800s he grew a long list of edible plants, many being cultivated in Hawai'i for the first time." In this publication, we have the translated extracts from portions of Marin's writings made by Robert Crichton Wyllie, and an evaluation of these journal entries, selected letters, and papers of Marin. Ross H. Gast has constructed a biography of Marin from the existing journal extracts and other available sources. Agnes C. Conrad has edited the letters and journals and provided an annotated listing of individual names mentioned and, in the journal notes, she had added much valuable information for the researcher.