A Hawaiian reader /
A Hawaiian reader /
selected and edited by A. Grove Day and Carl Stroven ; with an introduction by James A. Michener.
- Honolulu, Hawaii : Mutual Pub., ©1965, 1984.
- xvii, 363 pages ; 18 cm
- Tales of the Pacific. .
- Tales of the Pacific. .
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1959.
This anthology contains thirty-seven selections from the work of thirty authors who have written about Hawaii. The selections have been arranged in chronological order by date of incident or setting, starting with the discovery of the islands by Captain Cook. Five pieces representing ancient Hawaiian literature and lore have been placed at the end of the book. Each selection is preceded by a brief introduction concerning the author and the particular offering. The texts, written by many hands over almost two hundred years, have not been changed except to modernize the spelling and punctuation.
0935180079 9780935180077
Hawaii--History.
Hawaii.
996.9
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1959.
This anthology contains thirty-seven selections from the work of thirty authors who have written about Hawaii. The selections have been arranged in chronological order by date of incident or setting, starting with the discovery of the islands by Captain Cook. Five pieces representing ancient Hawaiian literature and lore have been placed at the end of the book. Each selection is preceded by a brief introduction concerning the author and the particular offering. The texts, written by many hands over almost two hundred years, have not been changed except to modernize the spelling and punctuation.
0935180079 9780935180077
Hawaii--History.
Hawaii.
996.9