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Hawaii Usa
Author: Bob Davis

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HAWAII, U. S. A. H A W A I r'f-; A ' : : By BOB DAVIS and GEORGE T. ARMITAGE Illustrated from photographs FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY NEW YORK and TORONTO sun's GOD OF mi DM, n, i-: This granite image* age* unknoun, unraliitK a tarvcti Imc with imiimitct! 14111 ulit* nrtr$ cu niha \< fr, HUjjilUH I ! it... more » *, ilaktii il tt( Ktu. CONTENTS Foreword by George T. Ar milage .... xiii PROPHECY! by Bob Davis xxiii Part One HAWAII IN THE UNITED STATES By George T. Armitage Part Two STORIES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU ( Comprising the County of Kauai) By Bob Davis 1. HAWAII, A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY 23 2. MOTHER RICE ........ 26 3. $ 1,000 IN SILVER 30 4. LOVE POTIONS 35 5. PESTOLOGY 39 6. THE KING'S CLOAK 43 7. ANOTHER O. ( X MC! NTYRE .... 45 8. ' RAUS MIT RICE-BIRDS 47 9. VOICE FROM THE GRAVE ..... 47 10. Menehunes ( LITTLE MEN) .... 48 11. HUNTING WILD BULLS * , $% it. HAWAIIAN APPEAL TO THE FIVE SENSES . 56 viii Contents Part Three STORIES OF OAHU ( City and County o Honolulu) By Bob Davis 1. THE LURE OF THE LEI 61 2. WHERE TO GIVE A BEST FRIEND THE PERFECT VACATION 65 3. STRANGE POWERS OF TELEPATHY . . 70 4. THINGS ABOUT COOKING THAT ARE NEVER TAUGHT 78 5. STRANGE AFFINITY BETWEEN PALM TREES AND MUSIC . 82 6. THE HULA ANALYZED 86 7. THE HORNBILL, WISEST OF BIRDS . . . 91 8. WORDS AND Music FOR A SICK MAN . . 95 9. A BANQUET WITH GEORGE MELLEN, THE SAVARIN OF HONOLULU 100 10. A TROPICAL BIRD THAT BEHAVES LIKE A HUMAN BEING ....... 104 11. ROADS TO DESTINY 108 12. THE RESCUE OF RUTH HENRY BY HAMANA KALILI . , . . . ng 13. WHERE IRON BOYS AND MEN LEARNED TO TAKE IT . . 118 14. A THATCHED HUT BECOMES A TEMPLE 123 15. A SIMPLE BIOGRAPHY OF EDGAR RICK BURROUGHS Contents ix 16. BILL FLEISCHMAN IN PURSUIT OF THE STILL SMALL VOICE 133 17. THREE SAILORS WHO WANT TO SEE . . 138 18. ENGLAND'S LOST ART TREASURE . . . 142 19. STRANGE PROFANATION OF THE ELEPHANT GUN 147 Part Four STORIES OF MOLOKAI, MAUI, LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE ( Comprising the County of Maui) By Bob Davis 1. AN ISLAND WITH A WAY ALL ITS OWN . 153 2. AN EVIL SPIRIT WRINGS A CLASSIC FROM TENNYSON 162 3. MOLOKAI MYSTERIES 166 4. How A FLOWER BEHAVES AT BIRTH . . 170 5. INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN ON HORSEBACK . 174 6. AMAZING SAILORS OF THE SOUTH SEAS . 180 7-SlLVERSWORD, BOTANY'S RAREST JEWEL . 184 8, SELECTING A KING FOR A BROTHER . . 188 9. INFLUENCE OF RED HAIR AND PANCAKES 192 10. WHY I FAILED TO CARRY WILL ROGERS* MESSAGE TO PURDY 196 n. UPSIDE-DOWN NIAGARA 205 12. ON THE GENTLING OF POLO PONIES . . 210 13. MOTHER GOOSE ENTERS THE LEGENDS . 214 x Contents Part Five STORIES OF HAWAII ( The County of Hawaii, which lends its name to the whole group) By Bob Davis 1. THE MAN WHO SPENT HALF His LIFE COURTING A VOLCANO . . . . . 2. PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF HILO 3. THE CHURCH BELL THAT RANG ITS OWN REQUIEM 4. THE RED FISH THAT APPEAR WHEN ROYALTY DIES 5. A BIG-GAME ANGLER FROM TEXAS . , 6. WHERE BIG GAME-FISH AWAIT THE HOOK 343 7. QUEEN KAAHUMANU RUNS AWAY , ^ 46 3. PSYCHOLOGY AND PROPHECY AMONG THE NATIVE HAWAIIANS ...... 250 9. How THE STATUE OF K. AMEHAMEHA CAME TO KOHALA ........ 4 10. BROKEN LEGS AS AN INCENTIVE TO RAIL ROAD CONSTRUCTION ..... $ 57 n. A LETTER INTENDED FOR MARK TWAIN . 36* 18, RANDOM NOTES ON OUR RICHEST ISLANDS INDEX . ILLUSTRATIONS Mauf s God of the Deluge Frontispiece PACING PAGE The Lei Maker 52 Herman von Holt, Bagger of Wild Bulls ... 53 Lorrin Thurston, Descendant of the First Mis sionary 53 Hawaiian Flowers 64 Frank H, Locey at his Dog Quarantine Station . 65 E. H. Lewis and his Affectionate Hornbill . . 65 Mynah Birds . 65 Hawaiian Net Fisherman 68 A Luau, the Native Feast 69 Preparing Pig in Ti Leaves 69 Palm Trees and Dancers 84 Bronco Riders of the Surfboard 84 Lohilani, the Rose of Heaven 85 Four Boys Who Saved Themselves After Being Shipwrecked Twenty Miles Off Shore . . 100 Benjamin Lodge Marx 100 Edgard Kina, Chef of the Royal Hawaiian . . 100 An Ideal Spot for a Sick Man to Recover . . . 101 365 Days of Bathing at W

ISBN-13: 9781406766776
ISBN-10: 1406766771
Publication Date: 3/15/2007
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Davis Press
Book Type: Paperback
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