Jason Henderson
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The fascinating story behind California’s mid-twentieth century obsession with all things Polynesian and Hawaiian.
After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu
...After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
At a boarding school in Switzerland, fourteen-year-old Alex Van Helsing learns that vampires are real, that he has a natural ability to sense them, and that an agency called the Polidorium has been helping his family fight them since 1821.