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Unfamiliar fishes / Sarah Vowell.

Vowell, Sarah, 1969- (Author).

Summary:

From the bestselling author of "The Wordy Shipmates" comes an examination of Hawaii's emblematic and exceptional history, retracing the impact of New England missionaries who began arriving in the early 1800s to remake the island paradise into a version of New England.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1594487871
  • ISBN: 9781594485640
  • ISBN: 9781594487873
  • Physical Description: 238 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238).

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Subject:
Americanization.
Americanization > History.
Imperialism > History.
Hawaii.
Hawaii > Annexation to the United States.
Hawaii > Colonization.
Hawaii > History.
United States > Foreign relations.
United States > Foreign relations > 1897-1901.
United States > Territorial expansion.

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  • 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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