PDF Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

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Hawaii's
Story
by
Hawaii's
Queen
Description
In 1893, Liliuokalani, the Queen
of Hawaii, was deposed
and five
years later her nation became an incorporated
territory of the United States. Published shortly
after these momentous events, her book
Hawaii8217sStory by Hawaii8217sQueen is an
incredibly personal history of the islands that
she was born to rule. Liliuokalani
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covers from her birth in 1838 through the reigns
of her forebears to her own turbulent time as
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. Written to explain
to the world the injustice of her situation and
to reclaim the sovereignty which she had lost,
the Chicago Daily Tribune claimed that
8220noscholar or lawyer could have stated it
more effectively.8221But despite her persuasive
prose Hawaii never again regained its
independence or its monarchy. Hawaii8217sStory
by Hawaii8217sQueen is a fascinating history of
one of the United States of America8217ssmallest
but most unique states as it was going through
significant change at the turn of the twentieth
century. Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning
monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii. She ascended
the throne in January of 1891, upon the death of
her brother, King David Kalakaua. For years after
her overthrow, the Queen sought redress in the
Congress and courts of the United States, but her
efforts failed. Her autobiographical history
Hawaii8217sStory by Hawaii8217sQueen is the
only work by a Hawaiian monarch and provides
insight into her fight to regain her throne and
life on Hawaii during the late-nineteenth century.