Sugar Water: Hawaii's Plantation Ditches

Author: Carol Wilcox
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ISBN: 0824817834
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (January, 1997)
Sales Rank: 2,034,674
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
superbly written and factual
The author describes the development of mountain sources of water and the tunnels and ditches that brought it to the sugar plantations. Then she weaves in the history of the sugar industry which changed the subsistence economy of the Hawaiians forever and brought Hawaii into the modern world. While doing this skillfully in a clear style she also weaves in much of the history of the islands. If you have any interest in Hawaii the book will fascinate you.

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