Hawaiian Kingdom 1874-1893, the Kalakaua Dynastism

The third and final volume of this distinguished trilogy, "The Kalakaua Dynasty," covers the colorful reign of King Kalakaua, the Merry Monarch, and the brief and tragic rule of his successor, Queen Liliuokalani. This volume is enlivened by such controversial personages as Claus Spreckels, Walter Murray Gibson, and Celso Caesar Moreno. Through it runs the thread of the reciprocity treaty with the United States, its stimulating effect upon the island economy, and the far-reaching consequences of immigration from the Orient to supply plantation labor. The trilogy closes with the events leading to the downfall of the Hawaiian monarchy and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1893.Kuykendall, Ralph S. is the author of 'Hawaiian Kingdom 1874-1893, the Kalakaua Dynastism' with ISBN 9780870224331 and ISBN 0870224336.