The North Shore of O'ahu (Images of America)

Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. First Edition. Trade Paperback As New. Clean and illustrated wraps, tight, solid and square binding. Internals As New. The Images of America Series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today, helping to preserve the local heritage. Hale'iwa, Hawaii--the special place of the North Shore of O'ahu, a special place that once was the site of the largest heiau, or temple. The land with its two large valleys was considered so valuable that bloody wars were fought over it. Later, the North Shore became famous for sugar, pineapples, ranching. and the plantation life that brought thousands of immigrants from all over the world--Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Koreans, Filipinos, Puerto Ricans, Spaniards, Irish, Scots, English, and Americans to make this rural yet cosmopolitan society for which Hawaii is now famous. 127 pages. 6.5 x 9.25 inches. 2011, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA