Merchant prince of the Sandalwood Mountains : Afong and the Chinese in Hawaiʻi

Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains will give readers an in-depth account of one of Hawaii most intriguing personalities and the role of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Hawaii.Chun Afong (Chinese: 陳芳; pinyin: Chén Fāng; 1825 – September 25, 1906) was a Chinese businessman and philanthropist who settled in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the 19th century and built a business empire in Hawaii, Macau and Hong Kong. He immigrated to Hawaii from Guangdong in 1849 and adopted the surname Afong after the diminutive form of his Cantonese given name, Ah Fong. In Addition To Portraits And Photographs, Chun Afong, Hawaii's First Chinese Millionaire, Was The Subject Of A Popular Short Story By Jack London, And His Colorful Family - In Particular His Thirteen Beautiful Daughters By A Hawaiian Woman Of Noble Descent - Inspired A Broadway Musical. But Here At Last Is The Real Story Of The Merchant Prince Of Honolulu, Whose Business Empire Stretched From The Pearl River Delta Across The Pacific To Hawaii And The U.s. Mainland. The Result Of Extensive Documentary Research And Interviews With Afong's Numerous Descendants In Hawaii, North America, And Asia, This Lively Biography Traces Afong's Life From His Early Years In China, To His Highly Lucrative Business Ventures In Honolulu As A Planter And Merchant In The Mid-1800s, To His Sudden Return To China In 1890 And Yet Another Round Of Successful Business And Financial Dealings That Would Continue Until His Death In 1906. Merchant Prince Of The Sandalwood Mountains Will Give Readers An In-depth Account Of One Of Hawaii Most Intriguing Personalities And The Role Of The Chinese In Nineteenth-century Hawaii. Bob Dye. A Latitude 20 Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-269) And Index. CONTENTS Acknowledgments Prologue ONE • Honolulu TWO • The Speculators' Club THREE • Kit-Fat Wife FOUR • Coolies FIVE • Annexation Postponed SIX • The Chinese Merchants' Ball SEVEN • Julia EIGHT • Civil Wars NINE • Pig Trade/Poison Trade TEN • The Contract Labor Controversy ELEVEN • Happy Days in Nu'uanu TWELVE • A Lei of Red Lehua THIRTEEN • A Mandarin's White Button FOURTEEN • Columbia and Hawai'i Nei FIFTEEN • The Honorable Afong SIXTEEN • The Moreno Affair SEVENTEEN • Smallpox EIGHTEEN • The China Treaty NINETEEN • Afong Resigns TWENTY • The Coronation TWENTY-ONE • The Great Chinatown Fire TWENTY-TWO • The Opium Bribe TWENTY-THREE • Exclusion Epilogue A Note on Sources Notes Bibliography Index About the Author Map Dye Robert P. : **Bob Dye** is a Hawai'i-based freelance writer.