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Following the violent overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani sought to not only restore her right to the throne, but to provide a voice for the Hawaiian people. Deposed for her efforts to assert Hawaiian sovereignty, Lili'uokalani reflects on growing up on the island of Oahu and the sadness with which she has been forced to leave everything behind. -- Back cover.
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili'uokalani....
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How did Hawaii become part of America? This story, inspired by true events suppressed for nearly one hundred years, is the one James Michener never wrote. In 1886, Laura Jennings travels to Hawaii to live with missionary relatives. She imagines she'll live in a grass hut, ministering to uncivilized natives. When she arrives in Honolulu, she's surprised to find her relatives are among the wealthy elite plotting to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy. And...
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Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i.
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"The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions including immigrants and individuals with disabilities. This book examines the life of Queen Lili'uokalani, Hawaii's first queen regnant and last sovereign monarch, in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes table...
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Concerned that the increasing influence of Americans will make her island's traditional ways disappear, seven-year-old Princess Lydia Liliuokalani commits traditional stories of the Hawaiian people to paper and presents them to King Kamehameha on Restoration Day in 1846.
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Treasure chest (Ann Hood) volume 6
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While visiting their father in New York City, Felix and Maisie use a shell she brought from The Treasure Chest to travel to late 1800s Hawaii, where they meet a young girl who will one day be Queen Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii.
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