Hawaii
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Hawaii
| Author | James A. Michener |
|---|---|
| Published | 1959 |
| Pages | 937 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Michener’s generational saga of the islands — volcanic origin, Polynesian voyagers, missionaries, Chinese and Japanese labour migration, and the sugar and pineapple economies built on top of them. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — listed as “Hawaii by James Michener” in the replies to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)”, April 2025. The full set of replies lives on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
Connections
- Historical Fiction — The genre the thread was asking about.
- Immigration — The waves of migration that structure the novel.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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