{"product_id":"the-devil-in-paradise-captain-putnam-in-hawaii-hardcover","title":"The Devil in Paradise: Captain Putnam in Hawaii - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames L. Haley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain Bliven Putnam returns, venturing into the Pacific to fight pirates in Malaya and match wits with the royals in Hawaii, in this next installment of award-winner James L. Haley's gripping naval saga.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the naval victories of the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War, the United States is finally expanding its navy to take a place of prominence in world affairs. Bliven Putnam, now Captain of the sloop of war \u003ci\u003eRappahannock\u003c\/i\u003e, has come into his own as a leader and is ordered to the Pacific. But with this new tour of duty to last more than two years, his patient wife, Clarity, unwilling to accept such a brief time together, at last puts her foot down. If she can't keep Putnam with her, then she'll just have to go with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Putnam sets sail for his new home port in Honolulu, Clarity joins a new missionary effort from Boston to Hawaii. On their respective paths, the Putnams encounter a new breed of pirate and meet an unexpected force of nature: Kahumanu, the formidable queen of the Hawaiian Islands. Inspried by the real-life Olowalu Massacre and the famed Congregationalist missoin of 1819, this third outing will be unlike any adventure the Putnams have faced before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. Haley\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shores of Tripoli\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Darker Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous books on Native American, Texas, and Western history, and historical and contemporary fiction. His two biographies, \u003ci\u003eSam Houston\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eWolf: The Lives of Jack London\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), each won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. \u003ci\u003ePassionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) won the Fehrenbach Award of the Texas Historical Commission. His most recent nonfiction is \u003ci\u003eCaptive Paradise: A History of Hawaii\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755770904864,"sku":"9780399171123","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/55bc5ee4943c349a01e01c44d313a96d.webp?v=1780068202","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-devil-in-paradise-captain-putnam-in-hawaii-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}