An American Girl in the Hawaiian Islands: Letters of Carrie Prudence Winter 1890-1893

Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 2012. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. True travelogue, journal, & letters home written by 23-year-old Carrie Winter, a missionary teacher from Connecticut, as she traveled to her first assignment at a boarding school for girls--the Kawaiaha'o Female Seminary--in Honolulu in 1890. Provides fascinating, first-person detail of what life was like in Hawaii during the last years of the monarchy, as well as how young, single women struggled to find a voice & life path. In 417 pages, with illustrations & black-and-white vintage photos throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover from 2012, SIGNED by author S. Bonura with a personalized inscription on full title page. Both book & unclipped DJ are in Fine condition: guaranteed gift-giving quality! As clean & bright as when first published, they are both completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.