| Hawaii: A History Contributor(s): Tabrah, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393302202 ISBN-13: 9780393302202 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1984 Annotation: To most Americans, Hawaii means ukuleles and native dancers, Waikiki and Diamond Head. It is a romantic image learned from travel posters and the movies, and much of it, is true. But Hawaii is more than that. The people who have come here from Polynesia, Asia, Europe, and the Americans have made it a crossroads culture and a testing ground for fundamental American principles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 996.9 |
| LCCN: 84016534 |
| Series: States & the Nation |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.53" W x 8.24" (0.74 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hawaii is a romantic image learned from travel posters and the movies, and much of it, surprisingly, is true. But Hawaii is more than that. The people who have come here from Polynesia, Asia, Europe, and the Americas have made it a crossroads culture and a testing ground for fundamental American principals. |