On March 1, 1893, Princess Ka'iulani, the seventeen-year-old crown princess of Hawai'i, stepped onto the pier at New York City. She was greeted by a crowd of reporters and onlookers who knew that, in many ways, she stood at a crossroads in history.
In 1893 a group of United States businessmen were trying to take away her island kingdom by annexing it as a U. S. territory. Fully aware of the significance of her visit, she prayed that she could help persuade the American government to return her beautiful islands to the Hawaiian people.
This rich pictorial biography tells the fascinating—and little known—story of Princess Ka'iulani's life and courageous fight for Hawaiian independence. Using many newly translated journals and letters, Sharon Linnéa introduces young readers to the most beloved figure in Hawaiian history, one of America's most overlooked Christian heroines.
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