9780802120014-0802120016-Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure

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

ISBN-13: 9780802120014
ISBN-10: 0802120016
Edition: First Edition
Author: Julia Flynn Siler
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover 480 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780802120014
ISBN-10: 0802120016
Edition: First Edition
Author: Julia Flynn Siler
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover 480 pages

Summary

Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure (ISBN-13: 9780802120014 and ISBN-10: 0802120016), written by authors Julia Flynn Siler, was published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other State & Local (United States History, World History, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used State & Local books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.34.

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Around 200 A.D., intrepid Polynesians arrived at a group of volcanic islands in the North Pacific. 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 Kingdom 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. Born in 1838, she lived through the nearly complete economic transformation of the islands. Lucrative sugar plantations gradually subsumed the land, owned almost exclusively by white planters, dubbed the "Sugar Kings." Hawai'i became a prize in the contest between America, Britain, and France, each seeking to expand their military and commercial influence in the Pacific.

The monarchy had become a figurehead, victim to manipulation from the wealthy sugar plantation owners. Lili'uokalani was determined to enact a constitution to reinstate the monarchy's power but was outmaneuvered by the U.S. The annexation of Hawai'i had begun, ushering in a new century of American imperialism.

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