Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900

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Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900 is written by David W. Forbes and published by University of Hawaii Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0824823796 (ISBN 10) and 9780824823795 (ISBN 13).

The second volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography records the transformation of Hawai'i from a feudal system of government to a constitutional monarchy whose autonomy was recognized by the United States and the great powers of Europe. Here are referenced the formation of laws, a constitution, a bill of rights, and government reports. Political entanglements with Great Britain and France, the Provisional Cession of Hawai'i to Great Britain, and the restoration of sovereignty in 1843 are documented. Publications resulting from the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes are included. Also listed and described are theater bills, broadsides, and other ephemera, which illuminate the everyday life of the period.