- History, Annexation to the United States, Territorial expansion, Imperialism
From the bestselling author of *The Wordy Shipmates* comes an examination of Hawaii's emblematic and exceptional history, retracing the impact of New England missionaries who began arriving in the early 1800s to remake the island paradise into a version of New England.
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Cool, classical in form, plot-driven and contemplative.
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- Author
- Sarah Vowell
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 238
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781594487873
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