Kauai: 100 Years in Postcards - Paperback

by Stormy Cozad Bradley (Author)

This collection of vintage postcards of Kauai spans 100 years, beginning with Hawaii's annexation and Kauai's history as a tourist destination.

Postcards bring back the history of Kauai from the earliest visitors, arriving first by sailing vessel and then steamers to the infancy of air travel. Surely some of the people who saw these postcards for the first time thought there must be a good amount of artistic license being taken--surely this little slice of paradise was too good to be true! As droves of tourists descended upon the island from mainland United States and all across the world, they realized if anything, the postcards couldn't capture Hawaii's real beauty. Viewing these vintage postcards, the reader will be reminded of the glory years of the Kauai Surf, the Coco Palms, and the Hanalei Plantation, showing many other favorite landmarks that have been lost to time and Mother Nature.

Author Biography

Stormy Cozad, a retired teacher and longtime resident of Kauai, is a writer of history and children's fiction. This is her second book with Arcadia Publishing. In this volume, the author combines her love for history, Kauai, and photography with her extensive postcard collection to once again remind all of the beauty and the magic that is Kauai.