415 pages
English language
Published 2012 by Atlantic Monthly Press.
Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure
415 pages
English language
Published 2012 by Atlantic Monthly Press.
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.