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THE REBELLION OF 1895 - A complete history of the insurrection against the Republic of Hawaii
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THE REBELLION OF 1895
A complete history of the insurrection against the Republic of Hawaii
Published by The Hawaiian Star, Honolulu, 1895, first edition, [2], 90p, 8p at end listing 'Army of Hawaii'. 230mm original orange paper front cover, lacking back cover, an exlibrary copy with library marks & cancellation, bound with staples into library card boards.
"The first separately published account of the revolution of 1895, one of the decisive events of Hawaiian history” (Forbes). Very scarce pamphlet describing the US imperialist action in Hawaii. In 1893 Sanford B. Dole and his committee took control of Hawaiian government and declared itself the provisional government, displacing Queen Lili'uokalani. In 1898, Congress approved the annexation, creating the US Territory of Hawaii.
A complete history of the insurrection against the Republic of Hawaii
Published by The Hawaiian Star, Honolulu, 1895, first edition, [2], 90p, 8p at end listing 'Army of Hawaii'. 230mm original orange paper front cover, lacking back cover, an exlibrary copy with library marks & cancellation, bound with staples into library card boards.
"The first separately published account of the revolution of 1895, one of the decisive events of Hawaiian history” (Forbes). Very scarce pamphlet describing the US imperialist action in Hawaii. In 1893 Sanford B. Dole and his committee took control of Hawaiian government and declared itself the provisional government, displacing Queen Lili'uokalani. In 1898, Congress approved the annexation, creating the US Territory of Hawaii.
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