Grove Farm Plantation: The Biography of a Hawaiian Sugar Plantation

<p>Significant changes in Hawaii's sugar industry and in the development of Grove Farm Plantation on Kauai are covered in this new, expanded, and updated edition of this colorful history of Grove Farm and biography of its founder, George N. Wilcox, and of his descendants, who played an important role in Hawaii's history. Wilcox, son of missionary teacher Abner Wilcox, began his amazing career as a youthful pioneer sugar planter on the remote island of Kauai in 1864. With other giants of Hawaii's past - Sanford B. Dole, Henry Baldwin. Samuel Alexander, Lorrin B. Thurston, King David Kalakaua, Queen Liliuokalani - he helped build the wealth and the unique social structure that has sustained the islands for more than one hundred years. As an enterprising innovator in sugar culture, a plantation owner who was far ahead of his time in labor relations with his workers, a power in Hawaiian politics who became the last prime minister of the monarchy, and, finally, one of the wealthy men of his day, Wilcox emerges as a warm and captivating character whom readers long have deserved to know. The story is told with depth and humor by Bob Krauss, well-known newspaper columnist and author of Here's Hawaii and Bob Krauss' Travel Guide to the Hawaiian Islands, and by William P. Alexander, former manager of Grove Farm Plantation. They provide a completely fresh and exceptionally readable aspect of Hawaiian history.</p>

History

Bob Krauss

W. P. Alexander

Americas

Pacific Book Pub

Kauai (An Island Heritage Book)

Island Heritage

The Spirit of "Old Hawaii" For the Hawaiian people, there have always been a few places of special meaning throughout all the islands, where they return to be at one with nature and with their heritage... where unspoiled, natural beauty belongs more to the past than to the present, and the magnificence of land and sea seem overpowering. Here, quiet serenity renews the spirit, and the old ways give cultural nourishment to new generations.

Kauai

World Wide Dist Ltd

<p>Experience Hawaii's fiery volcanoes with award-winning author Bob Krauss. This informative guide provides tips on hiking and sightseeing, explores the mysteries of the volcanoes' creation and natural environments, and delves into the myths and legends of Pele, the goddess of fire.</p>

Birth by Fire: A Guide to Hawaii's Volcanoes

Island Heritage Pub

Colorado Memories of the Narrow Gauge Circle

Ross Grenard

Carstens Publications

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