Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure

by Julia Flynn Siler

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Around 200 A.D., intrepid Polynesians arrived at an undisturbed archipelago. For centuries, their descendants lived with little contact from the western world. In 1778, their isolation was shattered with the arrival of Captain Cook. 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,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0802120016

ISBN13:9780802120014

Release Date:January 2012

Publisher:Atlantic Monthly Press

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.69 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

19th Century Australia & Oceania History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Oceania Politics & Government State & Local World

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