![]() ![]() “One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view-thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous" (Chicago Tribune). Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries-until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name on the dedication page. ![]() ![]() It begins with the islands formation from volcanic activity and then describes the history of the people, the original Polynesians. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. View a FREE sample Chapter 1, From the Boundless Deep Summary Hawaii, by James Michener, is a historical novel about the Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands. Early printing of this “mammoth epic of the islands” (The Baltimore Sun). ![]()
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