Hawaii : Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: Fisher Printing Company, 1987. A hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, very lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean signed first edition (second printing), almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Yellow illustrated wrappers with white and brown lettering. 116 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "This book is for those who have read James Michener's powerful novel 'Hawaii' and perhaps have wondered how much is true and what is more fictional. It is also for those who are interested in getting an honest picture of the work of the New England missionaries in Hawaii ---- their accomplishments in spite of their faults ---- in contrast to the questionable character of Abner Hale. It covers a wide range of missionary stories, anecdotes, episodes, comments, remembrances of missionary children, all selected from various sources to illuminate parts of Michener's missionary version with facts and true stories and to give a more complete view of missionary attitudes, actions and accomplishments...." ---- from the Introduction.. Signed by Author. First Edition / Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.