<div> <p>The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its "discovery" by Captain Cook in the late 18th Century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific. The ar
Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Year
- 2014
- Category
- Fiction
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