Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Chicago Tribuneįrom Michener s devotion to the islands, he has written a monumental chronicle of Hawaii, an extraordinary and fascinating novel. One novel you must not miss A tremendous work from every point of view thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous. Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions.

Michener brings Hawaii s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. a superb biography of a people.Pulitzer Prize winning author James A. “From Michener’s devotion to the islands, he has written a monumental chronicle of Hawaii, an extraordinary and fascinating novel.” - Saturday Review “One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view-thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous.” - Chicago Tribune mammoth epic of the islands.” - The Baltimore Sun Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together.īONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries-until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959.

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