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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Madinger, John, author.     Subjects     Smugglers -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century.     Opium trade -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Madinger, John, author.       by title:      Opium kings of old H...         MARC Display

Opium kings of old Hawaii / John Madinger. by Madinger, John, author. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2021. Subjects Smugglers -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century.   Opium trade -- Hawaii -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9781467147118 (paperback) : 1467147117 (paperback) Description:  174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "In 1886, five men met at San Francisco’s luxurious Baldwin Hotel to discuss a most profitable business: opium smuggling. The exploits of Will Whaley and his partners became the stuff of legend, with tales of landing contraband on deserted shores by the light of the moon, voyages across the Pacific, typhoons and shipwrecks. Their co-conspirator was the notorious Halcyon, a schooner that novelist Jack London once admiringly wrote “sailed like a witch.” Despite the danger, betrayals and mysterious deaths, their success inspired copycats and competitors alike, eager to cash in on the lucrative drug trade. Join author and career law enforcement agent John Madinger as he recounts the incredible story of America’s first organized drug trafficking ring"--Publisher's web site.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   North Kohala Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waianae Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Hawaiian Nonfiction H 364.13365 Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList More Results: Prev 1 2 3

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