{"product_id":"lost-kingdom-hawaii-s-last-queen-the-sugar-kings-and-america-s-first-imperial-venture-hc","title":"Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Venture HC","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0802120016\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"cnddyb-qnoebu-qydrqc-1j16d4\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAround 200 A.D., intrepid Polynesians arrived at a group of volcanic islands in the North Pacific. For centuries, their descendants lived with little contact from the western world. In 1778, their isolation was shattered with the arrival of Captain Cook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLost Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i. Born in 1838, she lived through the nearly complete economic transformation of the islands. Lucrative sugar plantations gradually subsumed the land, owned almost exclusively by white planters, dubbed the \"Sugar Kings.\" Hawai'i became a prize in the contest between America, Britain, and France, each seeking to expand their military and commercial influence in the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe monarchy had become a figurehead, victim to manipulation from the wealthy sugar plantation owners. 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