Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure

by Julia Flynn Siler

Book Overview

Around 200 A.D., intrepid Polynesians arrived at an undisturbed archipelago. For centuries, their descendants lived with little contact from the western world. In 1778, their isolation was shattered with the arrival of Captain Cook. Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, Lost Hawaii brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802120016
• ISBN13: 9780802120014
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"