Umi: The Hawaiian Boy Who Became a King

by Robert Lee Eskridge

$150 · Offered by Back Creek Books

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1936 . Color illustrations by the quthor. Hardcover. Octavo. 105 pages. Colorfully illustrated retelling of an old Hawaiian legend of courage, destiny, and transformation. The story follows young Umi, a commoner whose curiosity and quest for adventure lead him into forbidden places--and ultimately toward his royal heritage.

• Binding: Hardcover

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