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The Passing of Liliuokalani

Wm. C. Hodges, Jr. · 1918

A short biography of Queen Liliʻuokalani published in 1918, the year after her death.

A biography of Liliʻuokalani published the year after her death, shaping her early historical memory.

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Wm. C. Hodges, Jr., The Passing of Liliuokalani, 1918. Scanned book, Internet Archive.

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What it is

This is a small book, The Passing of Liliuokalani, written by Wm. C. Hodges, Jr. and published in Honolulu in 1918. It includes a short historical account of her life along with photographs.

Why it matters

Written right after Liliʻuokalani's death, this book shows how people of the time remembered and interpreted her reign as Hawaii's last queen. It reflects the sense of loss felt by some for the vanished Hawaiian Kingdom.

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  • Why might the author have written this book so soon after her death?
  • What does the dedication 'to the Hawaii that was' suggest about the author's view of the monarchy's end?
  • How might a biography written in 1918 differ from one written today?

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