The Hawaiian Kingdom--Volume 1: Foundation and Transformation, 1778-1854

by Ralph S. Kuykendall

The colorful history of the Hawaiian Islands, since their discovery in 1778 by the great British navigator Captain James Cook, falls naturally into three periods. During the first, Hawaii was a monarchy ruled by native kings and queens. Then came the perilous transition period when new leaders, after failing to secure annexation to the United States, set up a miniature republic. The third period began in 1898 when Hawaii by annexation became American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087022431X
• ISBN13: 9780870224317
• Release Date: March 1965
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 467 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"