Thaddeus Joel Johnson
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Captive Paradise
- A History of Hawaii
- De: James L. Haley
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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 arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism, and rites of human sacrifice and the rigid values of the Calvinists.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, but not enough history of the Island.
- De Jonathan en 07-09-15
- Captive Paradise
- A History of Hawaii
- De: James L. Haley
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
An Excellent Summary of the Hawaiian Monarchy.
Revisado: 09-19-15
I particularly enjoyed Haley's honest assessment of Hawaiian culture, as opposed to a whitewashed nostalgia of native life. I wasn't expecting his treatment of the American era to be so brief, but I suppose that goes beyond the subject of this book which focuses on the creation of an American territory in place of a Hawaiian kingdom.
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