<p><em><strong>Hawaii''s Story by Hawaii''s Queen </strong></em><strong>is a moving personal portrait of a girl who grew up to become Hawaii’s first and only queen, a beloved monarch who fought for the rights of her people.</strong></p><p><em>Hawaii''s Story by Hawaii''s Queen</em> is an autobiography by Queen Lili‘uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili‘uokalani’s attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend. Although it inspired Cleveland to demand her reinstatement, the United States Congress published the Morgan Report in 1894, which denied U.S. involvement in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. <em>Hawaii''s Story by Hawaii''s Queen</em> appeared four years later as a final effort by Lili‘uokalani to advocate on behalf of Hawaiian sovereignty, but it unfortunately came too late. That same year, President McKinley and the United States Congress approved the annexa
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A brand new 4u2read edition of a charming modern-day take on the Arabian Night stories, with illustrations by Charlie Alder. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
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<p><b>From No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of <i>Bridgerton''s </i>Queen Charlotte and King George III''s...
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Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories. Dannay was also a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned <I>Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine</I>....
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