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Lost kingdom : Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure / Julia Flynn Siler.

Siler, Julia Flynn, 1960- (Author).

Summary:

Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0802120016
  • ISBN: 9780802120014
  • Physical Description: xxx, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-395) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1. Island kingdom. Born in paradise ; Progress and liberty ; Aloha ; High chiefs of sugardom ; Pele's wrath -- pt. 2. The House of Kalākaua monarch ; To England ; Bayonet constitution ; Be not deceived ; Enemies in the household -- pt. 3. Manifest destiny. Pious adventurers ; Crime of the century ; Secrets of the flower beds ; Kingdom come ; Born under an unlucky star.

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Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917.
Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917 > Political and social views.
Queens > Hawaii > Biography.
Hawaii > History.
Hawaii > Relations > United States.
United States.
United States > Relations > Hawaii.
Genre:
Biographies.

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