Hawaiian Reader [Mass Market Paperback]

A. Grove Day (Author), Carl Stroven (Author), C. Stroven (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994

Slight aging but in very good condition, front cover has some creasing and edgle wear. Stamp on inside front page.Ships very quickly!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Mutual Publishing; 3 edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935180079
• ISBN-13: 978-0935180077
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,141,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars TWO HUNDRED YEARS, October 21, 2010

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Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" (SAIPAN, MP United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawaiian Reader (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a wonderful anthology of early writers about Hawaii with an introduction by James Michener. Some of the more known classical writers are here like Maugham, James Jones, Stevenson, and two of my favorite writers, Jack London and Mark Twain. The stories provide an informal and lyrical history of Hawaii from primitive, tribal times to the present. It is obvious that the writers liked Hawaii and often spent extra time on their travels. It was interesting to me that Jack London encouraged the return of surfing, and we know that Michener brought the history of the missionaries and the Mother Hubbard dresses to the islands. I enjoyed the stories of Laura Fish Judd, F.A. Olmstead and Isabella Bird which I hadn't read before. Buy a copy before you go to Hawaii on your next vacation.