by Sarah Vowell
Much better than The Wordy Shipmates. An often enjoyable, sometimes slightly tedious history of the US takeover of Hawaii. Especially poignant for the quotations from letters and documents written by Hawaiian royalty as they watched the inevitable unfold. Read with any of the James Cook books I've r...
Not my favorite Sarah Vowell book, but probably just because I am not that interested in Hawaiian history. The snark and dry humor still make it a pretty interesting read.
The history of Hawaii up to and including annexation by the United States with assorted asides and digressions along the way. Entertaining, informative idiosyncratic.
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