Dr. Judd, Hawaii's Friend : : A Biography of Gerrit Parmele Judd (1803–1873) / / Gerrit P. Judd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Judd, Gerrit P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1960
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)

Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, a controversial figure, deeply loved and at the same time bitterly hated, directed almost single-handed the destiny of the Hawaiian Kingdom during one of its most critical and colorful epochs. Born of Yankee ancestry on the New York frontier, he came to Hawaii in 1828 as a missionary physician. In 1842 he left the mission and entered the Hawaiian government. Holding various offices, he was in fact prime minister of Hawaii for almost twelve years of storm and crisis during which time the Islands became enmeshed in the rival expansionist ambitions of England, France, and the United States. In 1849-1850, accompanied by two Hawaiian princes, he undertook a diplomatic journey to London, Paris, and Washington, during which he encountered such figures as Lord Palmerston, Prince Albert, Louis Napoleon, and Zachary Taylor. After he left office in 1853 he was instrumental in developing Hawaii's sugar industry and in exploiting the profitable guano islands to the south.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- 1 The Judd Family in North America -- 2 Boyhood on the New York Frontier -- 3 Appointment as Missionary Physician -- 4 Marriage and Farewell -- 5 Around Cape Horn to Hawaii -- 6 Hawaiian Islands in 1828 -- 7 Life in the Mission, I -- 8 Life in the Mission, II -- 9 Medical Practice -- 10 Adviser to the Chiefs -- 11 Translator and Recorder -- 12 The Paulet Episode -- 13 Minister of Foreign Affairs -- 14 Minister of the Interior -- 15 Minister of Finance -- 16 The Crisis of 1849 -- 17 Diplomatic Journey, I -- 18 Diplomatic Journey, II -- 19 Three Troubled Years -- 20 Retirement from Office -- 21 Medicine, Guano, and Sugar -- 22 Dr. Judd's Last Years -- References -- Bibliographical Note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index