Lost kingdom : Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure / Julia Flynn Siler.

1st ed.

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2012.

xxx, 415 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.

Maps on endpapers.

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.

English

February 16, 2012

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-395) and index.