HONOLULU; SKETCHES OF LIFE - Social, Political and Religious, in the Hawaiian Islands From 1828 to 1861, with a Supplementary Sketch of Events to the Present Time, 1880
by Judd, Laura Fish (1804-1872)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover.
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About This Item
Honolulu,: Members of the Judd Family,, 2003.. Hardcover -. Fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover.. Reprint. Reissue of a book originally published in 1861, and reissued several times with additional materia; this edition includes a new introductory note by C. Dudley Pratt Jr . Anecdotal, first-hand account by the wife of Gerrit P. Judd, who renounced his American citizenship to become an advisor and minister to King Kamehameha II. Laura and her husband, first arrived in Hawaii in 1828 to serve as missionaries, but quickly became very involved in island life. Frontispiece portrait. Index. xii, 209 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
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- Title
- HONOLULU; SKETCHES OF LIFE - Social, Political and Religious, in the Hawaiian Islands From 1828 to 1861, with a Supplementary Sketch of Events to the Present Time, 1880
- Author
- Judd, Laura Fish (1804-1872)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Members of the Judd Family,
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu,
- Date Published
- 2003.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hawaii and Pacific;
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