Oswald Bushnell Books About Hawaii

Microbiologist and medical historian Oswald A. Bushnell used his scientific background and love of Hawaii to write a popular collection of historic novels based in the islands. Oswald Bushnell grew up in Hawaii and was the son of an Italian-Portuguese father and a Norwegian mother. he died on August 21, 2002 at age 89. For more information about O. A. Bushnell, see this August 2002 Ozzie Bushnell article in the Honolulu Advertiser.

Ka'a'awa: A Novel About Hawaii in the 1850's
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: November 1980
Number of Pages: 520
Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 1.2
DESCRIPTION: A fictionalized account of Oahu life in the 1850's when many native Hawaiians were dying of diseases brought by white sailors, settlers and missionaries.

Molokai
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: May 1975
Number of Pages: 539
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
DESCRIPTION: An historic novel about Kalaupapa, the isolated and quarantined leprosy colony on the island of Molokai.

Pilgrimage and Exile: Mother Marianne of Molokai
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: September 1991
Number of Pages: 464
Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.0 inches
DESCRIPTION: The story of Mother Marianne Cope work immigrated to Hawaii to work at the Kalaupapa Leper Colony on the island of Molokai.

The Return of Lono: Captain Cook's Last Voyage
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: April 1971
Number of Pages: 290
Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
DESCRIPTION: This fictionalized story of Captain Cook's last Pacific voyage won the 1956 Atlantic Monthly fiction award

The Last Days of Captain Cook
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Date Published: 1957
Number of Pages: 252

Stone of Kannon
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: October 1979
Number of Pages: 438
DESCRIPTION: An historic novel about Japanese immigrating to Hawaii.

The Water of Kane
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Mutual Publishing Company
Date Published: October 1999
Number of Pages: 459
DESCRIPTION: This book is a continue of the "Stone of Kanon" story, and it tales the story of Japanese workers building a huge irrigation system on the island ofMaui.

Gifts of Civilization: Germs and Genocide in Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: March 1993
Number of Pages: 340

A Walk Through Old Honolulu: An Illustrated Guide
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Kapa Associates
Date Published: 1975
Number of Pages: 93

Peril in Paradise
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Ace Books
Date Published: 1956
Number of Pages: 223

Valley of Love and Delight
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Popular Library
Date Published: 1972
Number of Pages: 413

Antibacterial Properties of Plants in Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: Unknown
Number of Pages: 183

Illustrated Atlas of Hawaii
Author: Oswald A. Bushnell and O.A. Gavin Daw
Publisher: Island Heritage
Date Published: June 1970
Number of Pages: 71
Dimensions: 0.2 x 9.8 x 10.2 inches

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