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Over Hawai'i

by Steven Goldsberry

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This volume provides a spectacular aerial portrait of Hawaii, from its fiery birth to its current role as the cultural, business, and technological center of the Pacific. Together with Morrison's 220 color photographs, the text by Goldsberry (English, U. of Hawaii) presents the social and environmental history of the state and leads the reader through the islands' extraordinary evolution. Contains a foreword by James A. Michener. Oversize: 10.50x14.25<">.
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"How elegantly Over Hawai'i presents an aerial view of Hawai'i's islands with their abundance of compelling views: the rain forests, the great cliffs, the sweeping beaches, and soaring above them all, the towering volcanoes...." James A. Michener

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"An accurate, thought-provoking presentation of the Hawaiian people and their land. Goldsberry handles his material with bravura writing skills. Morrison's photos are spectacular." John Dominis Holt

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Foreword:
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