This find comes a day late, but I think people will enjoy it none-the-less. I was searching Google Books today and came across this gem: Kauai: 100 Years in Postcards, By Stormy Cazad, published in 2011. It is part of the Postcard History Series of Acadia Publishing. The book is full of postcards going back…
Category: Books
Friday Free Ebook: Labor Conditions in Hawaii
This book should be of interest to those who had relatives working on the sugar plantations in Hawaii. “Labor Conditions in Hawaii: a Letter from the Secretary of Labor transmitting the fifth annual report of the Commission of Labor Statistics on Labor Conditions in the Territory of Hawaii for the Year 1915”. Washington : Government…
Free Ebook: Irish Myths and Legends
Normally, when I do this feature I do it on Fridays. However, I’m not sure how long this ebook will be available for free. Barnes & Noble has the book “The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland: 101 Things You Didn’t Know About the Emerald Island” by Amy Hackney Blackwell for free right now. The…
Book Kanaka available through the NHGSoc
The NHGSoc has this announcement on it’s website: “NHGSoc has partnered with author and researcher Tom Koppel, to offer a great price on a copy of his book, “Kanaka: The Untold Story of Hawaiian Pioneers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest”. It is he ho’ohanohano nui (a great honor) to work with Mr. Koppel…
Friday Free Ebook: Everything Family Christmas
I haven’t had anything to post recently in this category. I thought I’d share the newest free book over at Barnes & Noble. This ebook is available for the Nook (as well as other readers that take the ePUB format). The book is called The Everything Family Christmas Book by Yvonne Jeffrey. It’s a collection…