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Depicts Hawai'i's press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. This book reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. It revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents.

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"All will come away intrigued and enlightened." Publishers Weekly "A startling perspective and a compelling one." -- John Whitehead Wall Street Journal

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Regions of Fire 2. Oceania's Expanse 3. Pagan Priest 4. Schooling for Subservience 5. Hawaiian Diaspora 6. Poetry in Motion 7. Islands and Continents Notes Bibliography Index

Island World

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    A Paperback / softback by Gary Y. Okihiro

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 11/08/2008
      ISBN13: 9780520261679, 978-0520261679
      ISBN10: 0520261674
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      Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Depicts Hawai'i's press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. This book reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. It revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents.

      Trade Review
      "All will come away intrigued and enlightened." Publishers Weekly "A startling perspective and a compelling one." -- John Whitehead Wall Street Journal

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Regions of Fire 2. Oceania's Expanse 3. Pagan Priest 4. Schooling for Subservience 5. Hawaiian Diaspora 6. Poetry in Motion 7. Islands and Continents Notes Bibliography Index

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