Stolen Kingdom: An American Conspiracy

Rich Budnick's Stolen Kingdom: An American Conspiracy provides vividly interesting, highly informative and poignant account of the capture of the Hawaiian Kingdom by self-interested foreign missionaries, sugar plantation and ranch owners and military expansionists long desiring Hawaii's beautiful landscapes and strategic location in the Pacific. Moreover, his book is rather unique to have an introduction by former Hawaii State Governor John Waihee, who begins: "The history of the overthrown of the Hawaiian monarchy and of American annexation remains controversial a century later, although the documentary record is clear."