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Oswald Bushnell Books About Hawaii
Microbiologist and medical historian
Oswald A. Bushnell used his scientific background
and love of Hawaii to write a popular
collection of historic novels based in the islands.
Oswald Bushnell grew up in Hawaii and was the son of an
Italian-Portuguese father and a Norwegian mother.
he died on August 21, 2002 at age 89. For more
information about O. A. Bushnell, see this
August 2002
Ozzie Bushnell article in the
Honolulu Advertiser.
Ka'a'awa: A Novel About Hawaii in the 1850's
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: November 1980
Number of Pages: 520
Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 1.2
DESCRIPTION:
A fictionalized account of Oahu life in
the 1850's when many native Hawaiians
were dying of diseases brought by white
sailors, settlers and missionaries.
Molokai
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: May 1975
Number of Pages: 539
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
DESCRIPTION:
An historic novel about Kalaupapa, the isolated and
quarantined leprosy colony on the island of Molokai.
Pilgrimage and Exile: Mother Marianne of Molokai
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: September 1991
Number of Pages: 464
Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.0 inches
DESCRIPTION:
The story of Mother Marianne Cope work
immigrated to Hawaii to work at the Kalaupapa
Leper Colony on the island of Molokai.
The Return of Lono: Captain Cook's Last Voyage
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: April 1971
Number of Pages: 290
Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
DESCRIPTION:
This fictionalized story of Captain Cook's
last Pacific voyage won
the 1956 Atlantic Monthly fiction award
The Last Days of Captain Cook
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Date Published: 1957
Number of Pages: 252
Stone of Kannon
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: October 1979
Number of Pages: 438
DESCRIPTION:
An historic novel about Japanese
immigrating to Hawaii.
The Water of Kane
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Mutual Publishing Company
Date Published: October 1999
Number of Pages: 459
DESCRIPTION:
This book is a continue of the "Stone of Kanon"
story, and it tales the story of Japanese
workers building a huge irrigation system
on the island ofMaui.
Gifts of Civilization: Germs and Genocide in Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: March 1993
Number of Pages: 340
A Walk Through Old Honolulu: An Illustrated Guide
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Kapa Associates
Date Published: 1975
Number of Pages: 93
Peril in Paradise
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Ace Books
Date Published: 1956
Number of Pages: 223
Valley of Love and Delight
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Popular Library
Date Published: 1972
Number of Pages: 413
Antibacterial Properties of Plants in Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: Unknown
Number of Pages: 183
Illustrated Atlas of Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell and O.A. Gavin Daw
Publisher: Island Heritage
Date Published: June 1970
Number of Pages: 71
Dimensions: 0.2 x 9.8 x 10.2 inches
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