In the tradition of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough comes the first full-scale narrative history of Hawaii, an epic tale of empire, industry, war, and culture.The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its discovery by Captain Cook in the late eighteenth century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific. The arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism, and rites of human sacrifice and the rigid values of the Calvinists. While Hawaii's royal rulers adopted Christianity, they also fought to preserve their ancient ways. But the success of the ruthless American sugar barons sealed their fate, and in 1893 the American Marines overthrew Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii.Captive Paradise is the story of King Kamehameha I, the Conqueror, who unified the islands through terror and bloodshed but whose dynasty succumbed to inbreeding; of Gilded Age tycoons like Claus Spreckels, who brilliantly outmaneuvered his competitors; of firebrand Lorrin Thurston, who was determined that Hawaii be ruled by whites; of President McKinley, who presided over the eventual annexation of the islands. Not since James Michener's classic vel Hawaii has there been such a vibrant and compelling portrait of an extraordinary place and its people.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
ISBN-10
1481526383
ISBN-13
9781481526388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208856552
Product Key Features
Author
James L Haley
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Running Time
813
Read by
Joe Barrett
Date of Publication
30/12/2014
Contained Items Statement
11 Audio Cds
Country of Publication
United States
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