Captive paradise : a history of Hawaiʻi

Summary: A narrative history of Hawaii profiles its former existence as a royal kingdom, recounting the wars fought by European powers for control of its position, its adoption of Christianity, and its annexation by the United States.

Record details

ISBN: 9780312600655 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0312600658 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781466855502 (e-book : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxxvii, 405 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-384) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The loneliness of a God -- "Disobey, and die" -- The suicide of Kapu -- Abhorring a vacuum -- The new morality -- Becoming little Americans -- A sweet taste -- Captains and cannons -- A nation among nations -- The Great Mahele -- The Anglican attraction -- Useful marriages -- Mountains of sugar -- Taffy triumphant -- A voice like distant thunder -- Queen at last -- The coup -- The inscrutable Mr. Blount -- Countercoup and annexation -- Angry Luaus.