David W. Forbes is an internationally recognized historian and bibliographer specializing in aspects of the history of Hawaiʻi. He is also the author of the four-volume Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780–1900 (University of Hawaiʻi Press and Horden House).

"If one reads no other books about Queen Emma, this selection of her letters and diary entries showing royal social life and customs in nineteenth-century Hawai‘i will provide readers intimate details about the life of this beloved, indomitable, "everyday" queen. Forbes has included extensive chapter notes at the end of the book, many of which are interesting reading on their own. . . . Forbes has rewarded readers of both the book and the notes with fascinating glimpses into a particular period of Hawai‘i’s past." - Riánna M. Williams Biography 40:3 (Summer 2017)

David W. Forbes is an internationally recognized historian and bibliographer specializing in aspects of the history of Hawaiʻi. He is also the author of the four-volume Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780–1900 (University of Hawaiʻi Press and Horden House).

"If one reads no other books about Queen Emma, this selection of her letters and diary entries showing royal social life and customs in nineteenth-century Hawai‘i will provide readers intimate details about the life of this beloved, indomitable, "everyday" queen. Forbes has included extensive chapter notes at the end of the book, many of which are interesting reading on their own. . . . Forbes has rewarded readers of both the book and the notes with fascinating glimpses into a particular period of Hawai‘i’s past." - Riánna M. Williams Biography 40:3 (Summer 2017)

David W. Forbes is an internationally recognized historian and bibliographer specializing in aspects of the history of Hawaiʻi. He is also the author of the four-volume Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780–1900 (University of Hawaiʻi Press and Horden House).

"If one reads no other books about Queen Emma, this selection of her letters and diary entries showing royal social life and customs in nineteenth-century Hawai‘i will provide readers intimate details about the life of this beloved, indomitable, "everyday" queen. Forbes has included extensive chapter notes at the end of the book, many of which are interesting reading on their own. . . . Forbes has rewarded readers of both the book and the notes with fascinating glimpses into a particular period of Hawai‘i’s past." - Riánna M. Williams Biography 40:3 (Summer 2017)