Opium Kings of Old Hawaii

In 1886, five men met at San Francisco's luxurious Baldwin Hotel to discuss a most profitable business: opium smuggling. The exploits of Will Whaley and his partners became the stuff of legend, with tales of landing contraband on deserted shores by the light of the moon, voyages across the Pacific, typhoons and shipwrecks. Their co-conspirator was the notorious Halcyon, a schooner that novelist Jack London once admiringly wrote sailed like a witch. Despite the danger, betrayals and mysterious deaths, their success inspired copycats and competitors alike, eager to cash in on the lucrative drug trade. Join author and career law enforcement agent John Madinger as he recounts the incredible story of America's first organized drug trafficking ring.

Author: John Madinger
Publisher: History PR
Published: 05/03/2021
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9781540247438
ISBN10: 1540247430
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | History
- Business & Economics | Industries | General