TY - BOOK AU - Siler,Julia Flynn TI - Lost kingdom: Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure SN - 0802120016 : PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Atlantic Monthly Press KW - Liliuokalani, KW - Hawaii KW - Relations KW - United States N1 - Maps on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-395) and index N2 - Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i ER -