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Notes:

• Map on endpapers.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-324) and index.
• Pt. I. Island kingdom. Born in paradise — Progress and liberty — Aloha — High chiefs of Sugardom — Pele’s wrath — pt. II. The house of Kalākaua. Merrie monarch — To England — Bayonet constitution — Be not deceived — Enemies in the household — pt. III. Manifest destiny. Pious adventurers — Crime of the century — Secrets of the flower beds — Kingdom come — Born under an unlucky star.
• 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, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili’uokalani, the last queen of Hawai’i.

Subjects:

• Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917 — Political and social views.
• Queens — Hawaii — Biography.
• United States — Relations — Hawaii.
• Hawaii — Relations — United States.
• Hawaii — History.

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