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Maricel E. Presilla

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Born in Paradise

Born in Paradise

by Armine von Tempski

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

The autobiographical tale of childhood on a Maui ranch in the early part of this century. A classic account of old Hawaii, warm-spirited and evocative. Von Temski depicts in vivid detail the daily routines, traditions and strikingly polygot people of her youth.  (HWI21, $14.95)

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