A Primer on the Colorful History of Hawaii
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Our guest on Modern Notion Daily is Susanna Moore, author of Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii (Farrar, Straus andamp; Giroux, September 2015). The book was recently longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award. Moore details the history of the archipelago, first inhabited by humans in the sixth century. Well learn about the origin of the word taboo, well put the myth that Hawaiians cannibalized Captain James Cook to rest, and well meet Queen Kaahumanu. Music this hour: Island Pop by Drama by Yamaha, from the album Archipelago “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp;
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