{"product_id":"unfamiliar-fishes-9781594485640","title":"Unfamiliar Fishes","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLafayette in the Somewhat United States\u003c\/i\u003e comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf 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' tat 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 her brother-husband; sugar barons, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode \"Aloha 'Oe\" serenaded the first Hawaiian-born president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trademark wry insights and reporting, Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594485640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.55w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2012 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Vowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661084061852,"sku":"9781594485640","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_46509951-4ada-4de7-ac0d-e5233a83a769.jpg?v=1603898566","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/unfamiliar-fishes-9781594485640","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}