alboyer6 's review for:

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

4.0

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I never knew much about the history Hawaii other than the basics such as once called the Sandwich Islands, had a monarchy until it "joined" the US and such. This book delves into the ups and downs of Hawaii history specifically from the first American Missionary effort to its acquisition by the US in the late 1800s including some modern commentary. As always, Vowell is fun and funny, she freely admits her own biases from the beginning and does compare and contrast her Cherokee ancestry's experiences to those of the Hawaiians. Good book.