Connecting the Kingdom

Sailing Vessels in the Early Hawaiian Monarchy, 1790-1840

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Offers a wealth of insight into the emergence of the Hawaiian nation-state from sources mostly ignored by historians. By examining how early Hawaiian chiefs appropriated Western sailing technology to help build their island nation, Mills presents the fascinating history of sixty Hawaiian-owned schooners, brigs, barks, and peleleu canoes.
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Schrijver
Mills, Peter R.
Titel
Connecting the Kingdom
Uitgever
University of Hawai'i Press
Jaar
2022
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
296
EAN
9780824893989
Bindwijze
Paperback

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