On the Makaloa Mat – Jack London – Paper Books

A collection of short stories set in Hawaii around the start of the twentieth century. It was published after his death and contains some of his last stories. Jack London had spent a fair amount of time in Hawaii and used that experience to add realism to his tales. They follow various characters that represent 'old' Hawaii versus the 'new' Hawaii. Hawaii was moving from her isolated history to being a territorial possession of the United States.