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HAWAII PONO: A Social History.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (196.). Hardcover first edition - A history of Hawaii, the 50th State, its people and politics, from annexation to statehood, written (as the author states) to celebrate Hawaii. Map, glossary, sources, index. vii, 501 pp
Condition: Very good in lightly soiled cream colored cloth, lacking the dust jacket.
Book ID: 50578More details Price: $20.00 -
LITTLE BROWN BROTHER: America's Forgotten Bid for Empire Which Cost 250,000 Lives.
Edition: First UK edition..
London: Longmans, (1961). Hardcover first edition - The story of the United States's annexation of the Philippines - in 1898, the US, with the help of Filipino patriots under Emilio Aguinaldo, had driven out the Spanish - only to find themselves betrayed and once again under domination. The result was a bloody three year war in which a quarter of a million Filipinos and Americans were killed. Illustrated with photographs. Bibliography, index 383 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Good overall in orange boards, no dust-jacket (synopsis from dj flap taped to verso of front endpaper and half title page, tape over final lines of copyright info)
Book ID: 78480More details Price: $15.00