4%
John Tana

John Tana

          
5
4
3
2
1

International Edition


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Quantity:
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

When a sugar baron kicks John Tana off his farmland on Maui in the mid-1800s, the orphan Hawaiian seventeen-year-old feels the shock of the dramatic change in land control in the Hawaiian Kingdom. As John tries to find his way in the new Western-controlled world, he struggles with private property rules and the new religion. John Tana is the first novel in a planned trilogy revealing the tragic displacement all commoner Hawaiians felt in the 19th century as the monarchy weakened. John sails his canoe to Lahaina, Maui, seeking distant relatives. He finds them as well as whalers and seamen who control the town and torment him. He meets relatives Aunt Malia, David, and a beautiful young cousin, Leinani. His romantic interest gets slapped down by his aunt, a Christian. John befriends a Chinese man who is threatened by business competitors, finds out a hired killer is after him, and knows he must leave so his family sails for the island of Oahu. Life in Honolulu is more complicated. When a Chinese man kills his white employer, racism erupts. John convinces him to surrender to the police and finds a Hawaiian lawyer for him. The newspapers call him a hero. Leinani is sent to a strict girls school, and he leaves for the mountains to study the forbidden martial art of lua. He meets a king who recruits him for a militia, a French girl who falls in love with him, and learns that the killer has found him. In a dramatic meeting, Leinani learns the truth about her ancestry. Realizing he can marry her, John tries to see her but she commits to marrying a rich American before he can talk to her. Then the killer strikes. John knows he must leave the island and escapes in his canoe to Kauai Island. The second novel of the trilogy, Gods, Ghosts and Kahuna on Kauai, will be available in late 2017.
About the Author: In the first novel in the trilogy of the hero John Tana, half Native Hawaiian author Bill Fernandez reveals the devastation of Native Hawaiians from the invasion of Western capitalism and religion in the mid-1800s. The story ends in the third novel set during the overthrow of the Kingdom in 1893. Bill's extensive research creates a dramatic story of the clash of values which continues to impact the lives of Native Hawaiians. Born on Kauai, educated at Kamehameha Schools for children of Hawaiian ancestry and Stanford University and its law school, Bill's legal career in California culminated in serving as a judge in Santa Clara County Courts. After retiring to his hometown on Kauai, Bill explores his Hawaiian background, history, and life in memoirs and novels. He enjoys giving author and historical talks. Bill serves on the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Commission, the board of a social service agency on Kauai, Hale Opio, and the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, and served as president of the Kauai Historical Society.


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781539315001
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 290
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 426 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1539315002
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 152 mm

Related Categories

Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
John Tana
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform -
John Tana
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

John Tana

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!