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Hawaii is not only a truly great story but a notable literary achievement. It is a work of fiction, yet so true to the spirit and the history of the islands that it can properly be called the first major chronicle of the land and its people - a monumental tribute that will stand indefinitely.The volcanic process by which the Hawaiian Islands grew from the ocean floor were inconceivably slow, and they remained, undiscovered and untouched by man...

The Electoral System is in a crisis. This is not the first time a crisis has arisen.In 1888, Grover Cleveland became the third of only five candidates to win the popular vote but lose their respective presidential elections (Andrew Jackson in 1824, Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, Al Gore in 2000, and Hillary Clinton in 2016 were the others).This book is essential reading for any United States citizen who wants to understand our present system of cho...

American men who fought the Korean War, detail their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. Young and innocent, they arrive in a place they have barely ever heard of, on a ship massive enough to carry planes and helicopters. Trained as professionals, they prepare for the rituals of war that countless men before them have endured, and face the same fears. They are American fighter pilots. Together they face an enemy they do n...

This collection of tales is set against the background of the South Pacific, the endless ocean, the coral specks called islands, the coconut palms, the reefs, the lagoons, the jungles, and the full moon rising against the volcanoes. The tales are told by a young naval officer whose duties on an admiral's staff take him up and down the islands. He meets many people, both service men and the original inhabitants, and hears their stories - the r...

Return to Paradise is a sequel to Tales of the South Pacific. Return to Paradise is a collection of short stories about different places in the South Pacific, with each story introduced by an article providing facts about that place. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener's factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place. In Return to Paradise, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tales of the South P...