Author: Oscar Lewis
Publisher: New York : Random House
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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A basic history of the Hawaiian Islands up to statehood.

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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 566

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Author: Oscar Lewis
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030774454X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 562

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A pioneering work from a visionary anthropologist, The Children of Sanchez is hailed around the world as a watershed achievement in the study of poverty—a uniquely intimate investigation, as poignant today as when it was first published. It is the epic story of the Sánchez family, told entirely by its members—Jesus, the 50-year-old patriarch, and his four adult children—as their lives unfold in the Mexico City slum they call home. Weaving together their extraordinary personal narratives, Oscar Lewis creates a sympathetic but ultimately tragic portrait that is at once harrowing and humane, mystifying and moving. An invaluable document, full of verve and pathos, The Children of Sanchez reads like the best of fiction, with the added impact that it is all, undeniably, true.

Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Author: United States. Department of the Interior
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1652

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Author: Alexander Hume Ford
Publisher:
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Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 722

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Author: Gavan Daws
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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The arrival of Captain Cook and the debates concerning the territory's admission to statehood are given equal attention in this detailed history.

Author: Samuel Chenery Damon
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Category : Christians
Languages : en
Pages : 742

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Author: Julia Flynn Siler
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802194885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469

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The New York Times–bestselling author delivers “a riveting saga about Big Sugar flexing its imperialist muscle in Hawaii . . . A real gem of a book” (Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot). Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, Lost Kingdom brings to life the 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. Born in 1838, she lived through the nearly complete economic transformation of the islands. Lucrative sugar plantations gradually subsumed the majority of the land, owned almost exclusively by white planters, dubbed the “Sugar Kings.” Hawai‘i became a prize in the contest between America, Britain, and France, each seeking to expand their military and commercial influence in the Pacific. The monarchy had become a figurehead, victim to manipulation from the wealthy sugar plantation owners. Lili‘u was determined to enact a constitution to reinstate the monarchy’s power but was outmaneuvered by the United States. The annexation of Hawai‘i had begun, ushering in a new century of American imperialism. “An important chapter in our national history, one that most Americans don’t know but should.” —The New York Times Book Review “Siler gives us a riveting and intimate look at the rise and tragic fall of Hawaii’s royal family . . . A reminder that Hawaii remains one of the most breathtaking places in the world. Even if the kingdom is lost.” —Fortune “[A] well-researched, nicely contextualized history . . . [Indeed] ‘one of the most audacious land grabs of the Gilded Age.’” —Los Angeles Times

Author: David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii)
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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