To Steal A Kingdom
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- Synopsis
- TO STEAL A KINGDOM is a powerful indictment of the western intrusion on Hawai'i. It is an angry and powerful book. Angry at rapacious and greedy westerners and sorry for the effect on Hawaiians, but it stops short of being a polemic. There are moments within which humanize, and even romanticize, the people who populate-it. It is an epic tale with high and low moments of humanity. James IMuicheon Professor of History and American Studies University ofHawai'I, Maiwa Based upon archival sources and never before published material, TO STEAL A KINGDOM documents the character and actions of the men who founded the elite who rule Hawai'i today. Successful in stealing a kingdom, the descendants have insured that historians would not describe these men as they were. This book should awaken readers to the fact that myths have been passed off as Hawaiian history by haole historians. Stephen T. Boggs Emeritus Professor of AnthropologyUniversity ofHawai'i. Manoa As James Michener discovered, no spot on earth has attracted a richer cast of characters than Hawai'i. In TO STEAL A KINGDOM these people come alive as they never did for Michener, principally because they are portrayed as living flesh and blood. I've read all the histories of Hawai'i that I could find, and I think that Dougherty's is the best researched and documented of the lot. As one who treasures what remains of Hawaiian culture, I have never been so overcome with sadness and aroused by anger. Jerry Hopkins Author NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE TO STEAL A KINGDOM is a nightmarish walk through history with the missionary/businessmen who forced Hawai'i into the whirlpool of Manifest Destiny. Curious, open and critical readers will welcome Dougherty's timely, provocative probing of Hawai'i's past. Kekuni Blaisdell, M. D. Professor of Medicine Past Director Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawai'i Manoa
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 247 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780963348401
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/16/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael Dougherty
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Brian Miller
- Proofread By:
- Satauna
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.