{"product_id":"unfamiliar-fishes-paperback","title":"Unfamiliar Fishes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Vowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLafayette in the Somewhat United States\u003c\/i\u003e comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Sarah Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing. From the arrival of the New England missionaries in 1820, who came to Christianize the local heathens, to the coup d'état led by the missionaries' sons in 1893, overthrowing the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, if often appalling or tragic, characters. Whalers who fire cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their god-given right to whores; an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband; sugar barons, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode \"Aloha 'Oe\" serenaded the first Hawaiian-born president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trademark wry insights and reporting, Vowell sets out to discover the odd, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state. In examining the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn, she finds America again, warts and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Vowell is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLafayette in the Somewhat United States\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnfamiliar Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wordy Shipmates\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAssassination Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Partly Cloudy Patriot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.19 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760446505248,"sku":"9781594485640","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45f5797d6aa626cbd0beb9b9e66c2926.webp?v=1780180066","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unfamiliar-fishes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}