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The Island Edge of America: A Political History of Hawaii
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$22.00
Respected journalist and author Tom Coffman offers readers a much-needed political narrative of 20th century Hawaii. In his most challenging work to date, Coffman reinterprets critical events leading up to and following statehood in 1959: U.S. annexation of the Hawaiian kingdom, World War II, post-war labor organization, the Cold War, the development of Hawaii's legendary Democratic Party, native Hawaiian nationalism. The Hawaii presented here is a "mixed plate" of complex and conflicting identities (independent kingdom, overseas colony, U.S. state, indigenous nation), a wonderfully rich and diverse, and at times troubled, place. With a sure grasp of Hawaii political history and culture based on decades of firsthand and archival research, Tom Coffman brings an entirely fresh approach to interpreting "the island edge of America."
Soft cover. Printed in the United States. 420 pages. 6 inches by 9 inches.
Purchased this book when we visited the USS Arizona Memorial. This account of the attack on Oahu on 12.7.41 will keep you turning pages! If you purchase one book about this pivotal moment in history, make this the one!
Wonderful & fascinating to see the entire newspaper from the day you were born. A great present,
for a 50th anniversary, for instance.
Unfortunately, either I or the provider mistyped, and the paper I got was year off, one year after my
birth. Since it was for a timed project, too late to get it remedied.
What a powerful reminder that so many wonderful women went to work in factories to help the war effort. This country must value women and pay them their worth.
Found some information i was looking for, but not all i wanted. Some crew members from USS Raleigh CL-7 tied up at F-12 near Utah were detailed to aid in rescues of crew-members of capsized Utah. My mother had said her brother Lansing Sharp, a Fireman Water Tender was among those who worked on Utah attempting recovery of those lost until December 25. However is name was not listed in the names of Raleigh crew on page 29 which only speaks of day 1, December 7th. According to family stories the work continued for days after.
This book is a treasure trove of real life information about a little recognized part of the attack and should be read by those interested in real stories about December 7th.
My son had ordered which he presented to me last week. The flag was raised over the Arizona on June 6th. Yes, I was born 80 years earlier on June the 6th, 1944 so that flag has a lot of meaning to me. Having been born on D-Day has always great meaning to me and I will treasure this flag for the rest of my life.