Unfamiliar Fishes

From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States comes an examination of Hawaii, the place...
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Author: Sarah Vowell
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Unfamiliar Fishes by Vowell, Sarah

Unfamiliar Fishes

Dhs. 102.64

Unfamiliar Fishes

Dhs. 102.64
Author: Sarah Vowell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.

Of all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Sarah Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing. From the arrival of the New England missionaries in 1820, who came to Christianize the local heathens, to the coup d'état led by the missionaries' sons in 1893, overthrowing the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, if often appalling or tragic, characters. Whalers who fire cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their god-given right to whores; an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband; sugar barons, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian-born president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade.

With her trademark wry insights and reporting, Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all.



Author: Sarah Vowell
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.55w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781594485640
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 02/24/2012 pg. 81
New York Times Book Review 03/25/2012 pg. 28

About the Author
Sarah Vowell is the bestselling author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, Unfamiliar Fishes, The Wordy Shipmates, Assassination Vacation, and The Partly Cloudy Patriot.

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