History of the Hawaiian Kingdom

By: Norris Potter and Lawrence Kasdon and Ann Rayson

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Synopsis: - Chapters covering unification of the kingdom, contact with westerners, the Mahele, the influence of the sugar industry, and the overthrow of the monarchy, rewritten for easier readability- New color illustrations, including paintings by Herb Kawainui K ne, never-before-published portraits of the monarchs, vintage postcards, and then and now photographs- Photographs, drawings, and primary source documents from local archives and collections- Challenging vocabulary defined in the text margins- Appendixes covering the formation of the islands, Hawai'i's geography, and Polynesian migration- A timeline and a bibliography