Facing the Spears of Change: The Life and Legacy of John Papa `Ī`ī (Indigenous Pacifics) by Marie Alohalani Brown
English | May 31st, 2016 | ISBN: 0824858492, 0824858484 | 248 Pages | EPUB | 31.03 MB
Facing the Spears of Change takes a close look at the extraordinary life of John Papa Ii. Over the years, Ii faced many personal and political changes and challenges in rapid succession, which he skillfully parried or grasped firmly and then used to fend off other attacks. He began serving in the household of Kamehameha I as an attendant in 1810, when he was ten.