Queen Kaʻahumanu of Hawaii : a biography /

"King Kamehameha the Great had 30 wives, but Kaʻahumanu (c.1768-1832) was his favorite. Descended from Oceanian voyagers, she grew up in a society completely isolated from the rest of the world, her life enmeshed in dynastic wars and constrained by an elaborate system of taboos. In 1778, she wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Goodhue, Thomas W. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Subjects:	Kaahumanu, > Queen, consort of Kamehameha I, King of the Hawaiian Islands, > 1777-1832. Queens > Hawaii > Biography. Hawaii > History > To 1893. Hawaii > Religion > 19th century. Reines > Hawaii > Biographies. Hawaii > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1893. Hawaii > Religion > 19e siècle. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Queens. Religion. Hawaii. To 1899 Biographies. History.

Table of Contents:

Islands and Aliens
Royal Romance
Kaʻahumanu Breaks the Rules
Burning the Temples
The Coming of a New God
Reading, Writing, and Religion
The New Kaʻahumanu
New Rules, New Riots
Law and Order, Church and State
Going Where the Mansions Are Ready.