The Napoleon of the Pacific, [electronic Resource] Kamehameha the Great

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Foreword JUST a century ago, on May 8, 1819, the greatest child of the Pacific, from chaos until now Kamehameha the First of Hawaii passed away, leaving to his children a legacy which they were unable to retain. The United States, which have providentially become the inheritors of his realm, are also made thereby the guardians of Kamehaineha sfame. It is in the hope that Americans will find some interest in the story of one who surely deserves his title of the Great that this book has been written. The author has drawn freely upon all the materials available. Particular use has been made ofF ornander sP olynesian Kace, Alexander sH istory of the Hawaiian People, King Kalakaua sL egends and Myths of Hawaii, and some of the older histories such as those of Jarves and Dibble. The writings of the old missionaries, such as Ellis and Bingham, have also been of great service, and, of course, also the Voyages of the great navigators, such as Cook and Vancouver. I wish to acknowledge very gratefully the help which has been thus derived and without which the memoir could not have been written. Herbert H. Gowen.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org