Description: Excellent additions to your collection. These books are used but in very good condition. The pictures with this offering are high resolution scans of the actual books you will receive. Please zoom in to see any wear or imperfections.These items will ship via USPS Media Mail. Buyers outside the U.S. are responsible for all international shipping costs.Included with this offering:approx. size 5.5" X 8.2"From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Of all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Sarah Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing. From the arrival of the New England missionaries in 1820, who came to Christianize the local heathens, to the coup d'état led by the missionaries' sons in 1893, overthrowing the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, if often appalling or tragic, characters. Whalers who fire cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their god-given right to whores; an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and ...
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Book Title: Unfamiliar Fishes
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Imperialism, International Relations / General, Literary, Civics & Citizenship, Historical, United States / General
Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 13.3 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Sarah Vowell
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
