Calabashes and Kings: An Introduction to Hawaii

By Stanley D. Porteus and Stanley Porteus

Book Overview

""Calabashes and Kings: An Introduction to Hawaii"" by Stanley D. Porteus is a comprehensive guide to the culture, history, and geography of the Hawaiian Islands. The book provides an overview of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494069253
• ISBN13: 9781494069254
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Old but/and fascinating

Written in 1945 this book gives a fascinating description of the islands at that time. It is really interesting to get a snapshot of the economic, social and political situations, especially as we now can see the evolution of those conditions (the dominance of the sugar cane industry, the fear of Japanese conquest, the question of statehood). It was also reader-friendly--easy and fun to read.