Paul T Burlin All Manuals & Guides Book sku-9603098

In Imperial Maine and Hawai'i: Interpretative Essays in the History of Nineteenth Century American Expansion, Paul T Burlin examines American expansion in the Pacific through the lives of Maine residents who lived in Hawai'i or dealt regularly with the archipelago. The paperback covers the relationship between Maine and Hawai'i from 1830 to annexation in 1898.

Its chapters address religion, commerce, politics, and foreign and domestic policy. Burlin uses personal histories to examine self-interest, ideology, geopolitics and economic forces, including the ambiguity of motives and actions as the American relationship with Hawai'i developed. Listed under All Manuals & Guides; SKU sku-9603098.