Hawaii

Michener, James A.

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ISBN 10: 0394582829 ISBN 13: 9780394582825

Publisher: Random House Audio, 1990

Read by Philip Bosco
Two Cassettes, 3 hours

From America's foremost storyteller, James A. Michener: his bestselling epic of the magical and exotic paradise Hawaii.

Only James A. Michener could so vividly and dramatically bring to life the history and spirit of Hawaii and its people. Michener fells the story of be passionate and beautiful Polynesians, who flourished in the islands according to their ancient, simple traditions until the nineteenth century -- when American missionaries arrived and brought with them a radically different way of life that demanded moral and religious conversion of the natives. The inevitable clash would precipitate human sacrifice, murder and, eventually, war as the proud Polynesians struggled to preserve their identity and the essence of their islands.

Past and present, fact and fiction are woven together in a spell of enchantment as this compelling drama plays itself out against the lush tropic of Hawaii.

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From the Back Cover:

“[A] mammoth epic of the islands, [a] vast panorama . . . wonderful.”—Baltimore Sun

“One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view—thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous.” —Chicago Tribune

“A memorable novel, a superb biography of a people.”—Houston Chronicle

About the Author:

Reader Bio

Philip Bosco's numerous film credits include Trading Places, Children of a Lesser God, Three Men and a Baby, and Working Girl. He has appeared in (among others) the Broadway play Whose Life is it Anyway?, and has twice been nominated for the Tony Award.

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