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From the bicentennial of Capt. James Cook’s momentous
voyages in the Pacific, to the centennial of Hawaii’s revolution of 1893.
Scholars have been reassessing Western presence in the Pacific.
Like the tradewinds blowing … To Steal A Kingdom
brings a breath of fresh air to Hawaiian studies, where missionary filial
piety has been conspicuous.
Voices harmonizing with Dougherty include Herman Melville, Robert Louis
Stevenson, Mark Twain and Queen Liliuokalani. They and indigenous Hawaiians
whom they championed, are the heroes of this book. The villains are American
missionary/businessman who nearly wiped out the Hawaiian people and their
culture while acquiring wealth in land, sugarcane, banking and shipping.
Revered Judd and his descendants are offered as striking examples of this
villainy.
Thomas J. Osborne
Professor and Author
"Empire Can Wait," American Opposition to
Hawaiian Annexation 1893-1898 James McCutcheon
Professor of History and American Studies
University of Hawaii, Manoa |
Michael Dougherty, author of To
Steal A Kingdom has written a book that has become essential
reading for anyone who is serious about understanding the historical basis
of today’s Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
Readers wondering why Hawaiians are angry with the government of the United
States will find answers in To Steal A Kingdom.
The prestigious journal of American History acclaimed it, the University
of Hawaii-Manoa. Hawaii’s community colleges and America universities use
it as a textbook. To Steal A Kingdom
is a Hawaiian best seller.
Rowena Akana, Trustee
Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
Based upon archival sources and never before published
material To Steal A Kingdom
documents the character and actions of the men who sired the elite who
rule Hawaii today. Successful, until now, in stealing a kingdom, the descendants
have insured that historians would not describe these men as they were.
This book should awaken readers to the fact that myths have been passed
off as Hawaiian history by haole historians.
Stephen T. Boggs
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
University of Hawaii, Manoa |
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As James Michener discovered, no spot on earth has attracted
a richer cast of characters than Hawaii. In To
Steal A Kingdom these people come alive as they never did
for Michener, principally because they are portrayed as living flesh and
blood. I’ve read all the histories of Hawaii that I could find, and think
that Dougherty’s is the best researched and documented of the lot. As one
who treasures what remains of Hawaiian culture, I was overcome with sadness
and aroused by anger.
Jerry Hopkins
Author — No
One Here Gets Out Alive |
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To Steal A Kingdom
is a nightmarish walk through history with the missionary/businessmen who
forced Hawaii into the whirlpool of Manifest Destiny. Curious, open and
critical readers will welcome Dougherty’s timely, provocative probing of
Hawaii’s past.
Kekuni Blaisdell, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Past Director for Hawaiian Studies
University of Hawaii, Manoa |