Jane L. Silverman

Softcover, 181 pp.

A biography of Kaʻahumanu (1768-1832) ('the feathered mantle') was queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during reigns of his first two successors.