Kamehameha : : The Warrior King of Hawaii /

Kamehameha : : The Warrior King of Hawaii / / Susan Keyes Morrison.

A comet blazes across the night sky, heralding the birth of a powerful king who will rule the Islands. Then a baby is spirited away to the mountains to escape a jealous chief wary of the prophecy. As dramatic as a Greek myth, the story of Kamehameha the Great, Hawaii's warrior king, is retold h...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Morrison, Susan Keyes,
TeilnehmendeR:
Kiefer, Karen.
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (104 p.) :; 15 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Map of Hawai'i
  • 1. A Stormy Birth
  • 2. Flight to Safety
  • 3. Return to the King's Court
  • 4. The Naha Stone
  • 5. Warrior
  • 6. Floating Islands and Fire-Sticks
  • 7. War and Love
  • 8. King of Hawai'i
  • 9. A Friend from across the Sea
  • 10. Conquest
  • 11. The Campaign for Kaua'i
  • 12. King of All the Islands
  • 13. Kamehameha's Rule
  • 14. The Settled Years
  • 15. The Final Days
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Mele Inoa
  • Important Dates in Kamehameha's Life
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author and Illustrator

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