The Hawaiian Kingdom--Volume 2: Twenty Critical Years, 1854-1874

by Ralph S. Kuykendall

Book Overview

The colorful history of the Hawaiian Islands, since their discovery in 1778 by the great British navigator Captain James Cook, falls naturally into three periods. During the first, Hawaii was a monarchy ruled by native kings and queens. Then came the perilous transition period when new leaders, after failing to secure annexation to the United States, set up a miniature republic. The third period began in 1898 when Hawaii by annexation became American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870224328
• ISBN13: 9780870224324
• Release Date: January 1953
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"