America’s long century of imperial adventures began with the illegal occupation of Hawai‘i. As the nineteenth century waned, Hawai‘i’s missionary descendants and America’s diplomatic representatives incessantly pressured the royal government for ever-increasing control, eventually overthrowing Hawaii’s monarch. In Nation Within, journalist/historian Tom Coffman tells the heartfelt story of Hawaii’s resistance to annexation, both in Washington and Honolulu, and the role of Theodore Roosevelt and others who fueled America’s drive for global power. The Nation magazine calls Nation Within "the best single book" on America’s occupation of Hawai‘i.

"Nation Within gives us the untold story of Hawai‘i, the history we were not given in school, placing Hawai‘i inside the larger picture of U.S. expansion. … Sobering, and fascinating."  
— Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the U.S.

"The story of how Hawai‘i lost its independence and was annexed to the United States is as fascinating and important as it is unknown. Nation Within is a passionate and deeply researched account of this tragedy, essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the U.S. became what it is today." 
— Stephen Kinzer, author of Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

"No one has taken the time to explicitly search out the relationships between and among Americans who stole our independence with as much tenaciousness and perspicacity as Nation Within." 
— Jon Kamakawiwo‘ole Osorio, author of Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887

"A far-reaching treasure hunt for long-buried facts. Not to be missed." 
— Herb Kawainui Kane, artist/historian, author of Ancient Hawaii

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