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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250070392
ISBN-13
9781250070395
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208652913

Product Key Features

Book Title
Captive Paradise : a History of Hawaii
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Oceania
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
James L. Haley
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A haunting tale of imperialism . . . Brimming with phrases in the Hawaiian language, this meticulously researched account contains everything from local folklore to biographies of pre-statehood rulers . . . essential for readers interested in American history or politics. - Library Journal "Excellent. . . . A revealing and balanced view of Hawaii's history in the nineteenth century." - Booklist "Haley presents a nuanced history that first takes into account the complex and oppressive relationship between the chiefs and the kanaka, the people of the land, in an enormously stratified society. . . . A pertinent work of keen understanding of the complex Hawaiian story." - Kirkus Reviews "A narrative as smooth and inexorable as flowing lava. Captive Paradise is the story of a haunted legacy of nobility, regicide and blood-soaked cultural rites; of sexual and spiritual passion; of powerful and demanding gods, and fierce and beautiful peoples; of foreign conquistadors, missionaries and mercenaries who left scars on the islands' resources and soul. You will never think of Hawai'i the same way again." -Ron Powers, author of Mark Twain: A Life "Haley is a brilliant storyteller and he has never had a better story to tell. His remarkable characters struggle for the wealth, soul, and future of a tropical paradise and its people. This is narrative history at its best." - H. W. Brands, author of The Man Who Saved the Union, "In this single hefty volume... Haley tells the quarter-millennium story of Hawaii's recent progress... This book presents a potent reminder of the crucial significance of Hawaii... "Captive Paradise" begins with a memorably fine account of the murderous moments leading up to Captain Cook's death at Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island in 1779." -- Wall Street Journal "[A] compelling warts-and-all history of Hawaii's era of independence...James L. Haley explores it with commendable nuance and respect for native Hawaiians as active agents in the shaping of their country's destiny." -- The Daily Beast "A pertinent work of keen understanding of the complex Hawaiian story." -- Kirkus "[An] excellent survey of Hawaii's history...This is a revealing and balanced view" -- Booklist "A haunting tale... Brimming with phrases in the Hawaiian language, this meticulously researched account contains everything from local folklore to biographies of pre-statehood rulers...essential for readers interested in American history or politics" -- Library Journal "Haley's story goes beyond surfboards and orchids; it is a dramatic history of the U.S.'s most recent and complex state." -- Shelf-Awareness "Haley's narrative is certainly satisfying. In addition to the rich detail about the culture and the three-dimensional portraits of historical figures, the pace is quick and conveys the rapidity with which Hawaii became a powerful part of the Pacific." -- The Roanoke Times "Totally engaging, slightly off-kilter narrative ... enlivened by Haley's very effective character sketching ... and his readings of these characters are almost always refreshing. ... worth reading even by the wary." -- Open Letters Monthly "Historian and biographer James Haley charts Hawaii's epic journey from kingdom to statehood with authority." -- Road Scholar "[Haley's] excellent exploration of the legendary figures of Hawaiian culture avoids the revisionist tendency to 'rhapsodize over the natives' lost innocence' and 'gloss over the horrors of precontact life... This balanced perspective is certainly welcome in the canon of Hawaiian history... this is an otherwise eye-opening study of Hawaii before it became a modern tourism capital--the Hawaii which continues to fascinate Westerners today." -- Publishers Weekly, "[A] compelling warts-and-all history of Hawaii's era of independence...James L. Haley explores it with commendable nuance and respect for native Hawaiians as active agents in the shaping of their country's destiny." - The Daily Beast, "Haley's story goes beyond surfboards and orchids; it is a dramatic history of the U.S.'s most recent and complex state." - Shelf-Awareness.com, [Haley's] excellent exploration of the legendary figures of Hawaiian culture avoids the revisionist tendency to 'rhapsodize over the natives' lost innocence' and 'gloss over the horrors of precontact life... This balanced perspective is certainly welcome in the canon of Hawaiian history... this is an otherwise eye-opening study of Hawaii before it became a modern tourism capital|9781250070395|, "Historian and biographer James Haley charts Hawaii's epic journey from kingdom to statehood with authority." - Road Scholar, "A haunting tale... Brimming with phrases in the Hawaiian language, this meticulously researched account contains everything from local folklore to biographies of pre-statehood rulers...essential for readers interested in American history or politics" - Library Journal, "In this single hefty volume... Haley tells the quarter-millennium story of Hawaii's recent progress... This book presents a potent reminder of the crucial significance of Hawaii... "Captive Paradise" begins with a memorably fine account of the murderous moments leading up to Captain Cook's death at Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island in 1779. Mr. Haley then weaves his way through the tortuous history of the various monarchs and princes... He then adroitly navigates the minefields of these missionaries, and of their descendants who made so many ungodly fortunes in pineapple, sugar and rice. He places in its proper perspective the shameful deposition in 1893--by a group of American businessmen, missionary-born Sanford Dole of Dole Pineapple among them, "Totally engaging, slightly off-kilter narrative ... enlivened by Haley's very effective character sketching ... and his readings of these characters are almost always refreshing. ... worth reading even by the wary." - Open Letters Monthly, "Haley's narrative is certainly satisfying. In addition to the rich detail about the culture and the three-dimensional portraits of historical figures, the pace is quick and conveys the rapidity with which Hawaii became a powerful part of the Pacific." - The Roanoke Times
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
996.9
Synopsis
The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its "discovery" by Captain Cook in the late 18th Century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific. The arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism and rites of human sacrifice, and the rigid values of the Calvinists. While Hawaii's royal rulers adopted Christianity, they also fought to preserve their ancient ways. But the success of the ruthless American sugar barons sealed their fate and in 1893, the American Marines overthrew Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawaii. James L. Haley's Captive Paradise is the story of King Kamehameha I, The Conqueror, who unified the islands through terror and bloodshed, but whose dynasty succumbed to inbreeding; of Gilded Age tycoons like Claus Spreckels who brilliantly outmaneuvered his competitors; of firebrand Lorrin Thurston, who was determined that Hawaii be ruled by whites; of President McKinley, who presided over the eventual annexation of the islands. Not for decades has there been such a vibrant and compelling portrait of an extraordinary place and its people., In the tradition of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough comes the first full-scale narrative history of Hawaii, an epic tale of empire, industry, war, and culture.

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