false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166508247m/12658.jpg 12658 30 In <i>Hawaii</i>, Pulitzer Prize&#8211;winning author James Michener weaves the classic saga that brought Hawaii&#8217;s epic history vividly alive to the American public on its initial publication in 1959, and continues to mesmerize even today.<br><br>The volcanic processes by which the Hawaiian Islands grew from the ocean floor were inconceivably slow, and the land remained untouched by man for countless centuries until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers made the perilous journey across the Pacific and discovered their new home. They lived and flourished in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions and beliefs until, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrived, bringing a new creed and a new way of life to a Stone Age society. The impact of the missionaries had only begun to be absorbed when other national groups, with equally different customs, began to migrate in great numbers to the islands. The story of modern Hawaii, and of this novel, is one of how disparate peoples, struggling to keep their identity yet live with one another in harmony, ultimately joined together to build America&#8217;s strong and vital fiftieth state. 1056841 1956 Hawaii: A Novel total:3154|5:1025|4:1200|3:778|2:117|1:34| 3154 12527 3955 295 4 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 18:10:50 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 21:50:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:22:03 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:32:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:32:06 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:46:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 21 12:17:09 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 18:55:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 10:50:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:51:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 16:31:21 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 22:59:49 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 06 16:08:18 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 14 12:00:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 13:01:51 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 13:06:54 -0800 2009
I really enjoyed parts of this book, and I can certainly appreciate Hawaiian culture and histo...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Aug 23 12:07:28 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 12:08:55 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Mon Dec 15 19:00:52 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 19:12:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:46:38 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:51:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Feb 06 22:01:07 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 22:05:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 21:44:22 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:56:33 -0700 2009
So while I previously have always wanted to visit Hawaii "someday," I now crave for Hawaii the way I usually crave chocolate. And in case that isn't clear enough...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 11:28:47 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:09:42 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 07:02:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:27:17 -0700 2009
The book is divided into six parts and it ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 23 02:27:33 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 07:09:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 09:19:31 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 14:03:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Jul 01 11:03:18 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 11:31:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 04 12:50:05 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 12:57:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 16 09:35:43 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 21:19:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 09:35:43 -0700 2008
But then Michener fast forwards to the early 19th cent...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12658