susannah_knox's review
4.0
Fantastic true-crime story about two sensational trials in 1930s Hawaii. More of a detailed academic style than might appeal to some people, but all the background details on Hawaiian history and race relations of the day were fascinating.
pescarox's review
3.0
An historical account of race relations in Hawaii in the early part of the 20th Century set against the backdrop of an alleged gang rape and lynching. I was interested to learn how progressive Hawaii could be and just how grotesquely racist the dominant culture could be both in the islands and on the continent. The author hypothesizes that the case in question dramatically changed politics and society in Hawaii for good.
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