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The Lost Kingdom by Julia Flynn Siler.. There will always be a paradise, but it somehow is never the one we’re in. Try this on for a good, long sad story of the fall and rebirth of our island(s) state. – Joel Gardner, LitSnap Editor |
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"Too many Americans forget… our “island paradise” was acquired via a cynical, imperious land grab… By the 1890s, American businessmen, especially the “sugar kings,” dominated the Hawaiian economy… [C]ombined with the flowering of American naval ambitions, Hawaii’s status as an independent kingdom was doomed. Siler’s narrative concentrates on the efforts of Queen Lili’okalani to stave off American annexation. The missionary-educated [queen’s] efforts to straddle both the modern and traditional Hawaiian worlds proved futile. This is a well-written, fast-moving saga." – Booklilst "Siler rehearses the dark imperial history of how Americans first arrived in the islands, how they rose in power and how they deposed the queen and took everything… This is mostly the story of white entrepreneurs and missionaries who came and conquered… A well-rendered narrative of paradise and imperialism." – Kirkus Reviews |
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Author bio: Julia Flynn Siler is an award-winning journalist. Her book, The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty was a New York Times bestseller. She has written for Business Week and The New York Times, and is now a contributing writer for The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco. She lives in Northern California with her husband and sons More information can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Kingdom-Americas-Imperial-Adventure/dp/0802120016/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324355863&sr=8-1-spell |
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Book Details: General Nonfiction; (480 pp: Paradise Lost: Kindle/Audiobook/Print editions) Publisher Website: http://www.groveatlantic.com/ |
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