PDF The Island Edge of America A Political History of Hawai'i Tom Coffman 9780824826628 Books

Product details Series Latitude 20 Books Paperback 440 pages Publisher University of Hawaii Press; Enlarged ed. edition (February 28, 2003) Language English ISBN-10 0824826620

The Island Edge of America A Political History of Hawai'i Tom Coffman 9780824826628 Books Reviews

• As a "kamaaina"(person born and raised in Hawaii), I have read most of the literature about the State. Author Tom Coffman, has written several books about Hawaii, including his first, "Catch A Wave", which was about the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. He has written what I believe, is the best political history of the State in this current book. The previous "best" was one written in the late 1950's, entitled "Hawaii Pono" by Lawrence Fuchs. Coffman's book, in a highly readable and well-researched, up-dates that history and adds other facts. Coffman seems to have researched oral history accounts and other sources and adds much to knowledge about a state that is like no other...at the island edge of America.