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Hawaii (on the Road Histories) : On-The-Road Histories by John Chambers (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Hawaii (On the Road Histories): On-the-Road Histories by Chambers, John [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherInterlink Publishing Group, Incorporated

ISBN-101566566150

ISBN-139781566566155

eBay Product ID (ePID)46866130

Product Key Features

Book TitleHawaii (On the Road Histories) : On-The-Road Histories

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), United States / General

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, History

AuthorJohn Chambers

Book SeriesOn-The-Road Histories Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-013188

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal996.9

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThis reader-friendly Hawaiian history tells the islands' story from the arrival of the very first Polynesian settlers in the 300s to the most recent strivings for native Hawaiian sovereignty. Full-color photos. Maps., This reader-friendly Hawaiian history tells the islands' story from the arrival of the very first Polynesian settlers in the 300s to the most recent strivings for native Hawaiian sovereignty. The harsh regime of Hawaii's chiefs, the landing and death of Captain Cook, Kamehameha's bloody conquests, the profound influence of American missionaries, the wild whaling days, French and British interventions, the sugar barons, the arrival of different ethnic groups to work the plantations, the coup d'etat , the demise of the native monarchy, the coming of US political control, the territorial years, World War I, Pearl Harbor and World War II, the striving for statehood, and the post-war tourist avalanche and economic doldrums--all are part of this history. Hawaii features special sections on the birth and death of the islands, descriptions by famous writers such as Mark Twain, accounts of tsunamis, the great volcanoes, Jaws the wave, hula, Hawaiian cowboys, and the revival of ocean voyaging., The islands' history from the arrival of the first Polynesian settlers to the recent strivings for native sovereignty.

LC Classification NumberDU625.C47 2005