xvi, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266).
Contents
List of figures -- Maps -- Editorial note: diacritical marks and Samoan language -- Preface -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Creation stories and natural history -- ch. 2. Early settlement and culture change -- ch. 3. Late precontact Samoan history -- ch. 4. A new age of encounters, 1722-1830 -- ch. 5. Missionaries and Samoan Christianity, 1820s-1860s -- ch. 6. Imperial competition, 1860-1899 -- ch. 7. U.S. naval administration, 1900-1938 -- ch. 8. World War II, 1938-1945 -- Transition to civil government, development, and preservation, 1945-2017 -- Conclusion: a Samoan national park for the Pacific century -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: summary of historic contexts, associated resources and recommendations -- Appendix B: National Register recommendations and table of cultural resources -- Appendix C: glossary of Samoan terms.
