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Unfamiliar Fishes 2011

By Sarah Vowell

  • History, Annexation to the United States, Territorial expansion, Imperialism

Hardcover 3.8★ · 50

From the bestselling author of *The Wordy Shipmates*, comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.

HistoryAnnexation to the United StatesTerritorial expansionImperialismAmericanizationForeign relationsColonizationNew York Times bestsellerHawaii, historyUnited states, territorial expansionUnited states, foreign relations, 1897-1901

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