Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii (Kolowalu Books (Paperback))

Robert C. Schmitt

ISBN 10: 0824812824 / ISBN 13: 9780824812829

Published by University of Hawaii Press, 1995

New. Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii (Kolowalu Books (Paperback)) by Robert C. Schmitt. University of Hawaii Press, 1995. 264pp. Language: English. Seller Inventory # 0824812824N

Synopsis:

This is the first book-length look at how and when a wide range of items made their first appearance in the Islands: from cockroaches, slot machines, and drive-ins to aloha shirts, parking meters, and shipwrecks. To satisfy the curious and the skeptical, endnotes and a bibliography listing more than 200 publications are provided, making this work a valuable reference for scholars and an entertaining handbook for trivia buffs.

From the Back Cover: Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawai'i, like the subject it celebrates, is itself a first - the first book-length look at how and when a wide range of items made their first appearance in the Islands: from credit cards, mongooses, cockroaches, dumb waiters, slot machines, and drive-ins to aloha shirts, computers, roller skates, parking meters, and shipwrecks. The most important and the most trivial are found in its pages - everyday household objects as well as major innovations in medicine, the arts, and government. Many entries will prove surprising to all but the most knowledgeable readers. To satisfy the curious and the skeptical, endnotes and a bibliography listing more than 200 publications are provided, making this work a valuable reference for scholars as well as an entertaining handbook for trivia buffs. The entries, organized by category, are complemented by numerous photographs and drawings, some never before published.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii (Kolowalu...
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New