The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn tells of the takeover of the Hawaiian Monarchy in the late 1800's by American businessmen, descendants of missionaries. If you don't know this story already, this is a good piece of historical fiction that will clearly paint the picture for you.
The characters of Laura and her missionary relatives, were interesting, but not the best part of this book.
The history lessons, and the story told of Hawaii's last monarchs are what make this well worth reading. It is a story that still saddens me to this day, but one that needs to be told-and read.
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