Download or read book Unfamiliar Fishes written by Sarah Vowell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight. Among the developments in these outposts of 1898, Vowell considers the Americanization of Hawaii the most intriguing. From the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820, their goal to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup d'état of the missionaries' sons in 1893, which overthrew the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, and often appealing or tragic, characters: whalers who fired cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their God-given right to whores, an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband, sugar barons, lepers, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the off, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state, and in so doing finds America, warts and all.

Download or read book Talking Hawaii s Story written by Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talking Hawaii’s Story is the first major book in over a generation to present a rich sampling of the landmark work of Hawaii’s Center for Oral History. Twenty-nine extensive oral histories introduce readers to the sights and sounds of territorial Waikiki, to the feeling of community in Palama, in Kona, or on the island of Lanai, and even to the experience of a German national interned by the military government after Pearl Harbor. The result is a collection that preserves Hawaii’s social and cultural history through the narratives of the people who lived it—co-workers, neighbors, family members, and friends. An Introduction by Warren Nishimoto and Michi Kodama-Nishimoto provides historical context and information about the selection and collection methods. Photos of the interview subjects accompany each oral history. For further reading, an appendix also provides information about the Center for Oral History’s major projects.

Download or read book Publications Distributed by University of Hawaii Publication Division written by University of Hawaii (Honolulu) and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hawaii written by James A. Michener and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Centennial. Praise for Hawaii “Wonderful . . . [a] mammoth epic of the islands.”—The Baltimore Sun “One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view—thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous.”—Chicago Tribune “From Michener’s devotion to the islands, he has written a monumental chronicle of Hawaii, an extraordinary and fascinating novel.”—Saturday Review “Memorable . . . a superb biography of a people.”—Houston Chronicle

Download or read book Hawaiian Labor Situation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to authorize President to appoint board of inquiry empowered to make binding recommendations on labor disputes involving continental U.S.-Hawaii trade.

Download or read book Statehood for Hawaii written by United States. Congress. Senate. Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Hawaii Statehood written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of five volumes of Congressional in-person testimony, prepared statements, and additional material submitted for the record in the form of petitions, letters, and other testimonies on the subject of Native Hawaiian federal recognition.

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Download or read book The Report of the Hawaiian Commission Appointed in Pursuance of the Joint Resolution to Provide for Annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States Approved July 7 1898 written by United States. Hawaiian Commission and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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