The Parker Ranch of Hawaii. The Saga of a Ranch and a Dynasty
first edition
1974 · New York
by Brennan, Joseph
New York: The John Day Company, 1974 First edition. . xvii, [3], 220pp. Map, vintage photographs. Index. Red leatherette, gilt. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. History of the largest privately-owned ranch in the United States. Provides the complete story from the 1809 New England whaling captain jumping ship in Hawaii, the land grant bestowed by the Hawaiian King in 1845, and the continuous operation of the ranch by the Parker family ever since. Includes twenty photographs from the Parker archives.. (Inventory #: 7524)