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Lost kingdom

Julia Flynn Siler

2012415 pagesabout 6–10 hours
2012
first published
  • 2012Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · ENGISBN 9780802194886
  • 2012Atlantic Monthly Press · 415 pages · ENGISBN 9780802120014
  • 2013Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 415 pages · ENGISBN 9780802120700
  • 2015Brilliance AudioISBN 9781501279782

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.

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