Guam Past And Present
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Author | : Charles Beardsley |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 1991-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1462913253 |
This expansive history of Guam provides a rare look at the people and culture of this tiny, but strategically important Pacific Island. In a highly readable style author Beardsley—himself a sometime resident of Guam—introduces the reader to the island in three stages. Part One, "The Island in Profile," furnishes practical information on the geography, flora, fauna, aboriginal inhabitants, early culture, and legends of Guam. Part Two, "Discovery and Conquest," traces its history from the days of European exploration, beginning with Magellan's discovery of the island in 1521 and continuing down through the Spanish colonial period to the arrival of the Americans in 1898 following Spain's cession of Guam to the United States. Part Three, "Twentieth-Century Guam," is concerned with the island under U.S. administration and, during World War II, Japanese occupation; its recapture in 1944; its reconstruction and progress toward true territorial status; and its present-day position as a vital American outpost in the Western Pacific. Important and informative for resident and visitor alike, this enjoyable and attractively illustrated introduction to Guam also holds interest for the general reader who is susceptible to the lure of colorful events against equally colorful backgrounds.
Author | : Charles Beardsley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
General information handbook on the island's geographic and historical background, its conquest by the Japanese, and restoration as a U.S. territorial naval base.
Author | : Lawrence J. Cunningham |
Publisher | : Bess Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781573060684 |
Covers the lives and legends of the first people of Guam and traces the island's development into present day. Illustrations, glossary, index. RL4
Author | : Robert F. Rogers |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2011-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0824833341 |
This revised edition of the standard history of Guam is intended for general readers and students of the history, politics, and government of the Pacific region. Its narrative spans more than 450 years, beginning with the initial written records of Guam by members of Magellan 1521 expedition and concluding with the impact of the recent global recession on Guam’s fragile economy.
Author | : Paula Ann Lujan Quinene |
Publisher | : Information Press |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2009-08 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 9780741455031 |
Remember Guam is a collection of memories and recipes about the island of Guam. People from across the oceans and across the generations sent in their stories: World War II veterans, children of WWII veterans, current Guam residents, former Guam residents, visitors, etc. The book includes 20 recipes not found in A Taste of Guam, each with an on-line video demonstration for such foods like empanada, shrimp kelaguen, pantosta, chalakiles, bonelos yeast, shrimp patties, and more!
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 1997-03-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309175240 |
This book, while focusing on current preservation challenges posed by the Aga, or Mariana crow, also reflects the larger issues and challenges of biodiversity conservation in all oceanic island ecosystems. It evaluates causes for the continuing decline of the Aga, which exists on only the two southernmost islands in the Mariana archipelago, Guam and Rota, and reviews actions to halt or reverse the decrease. This book reminds us of the importance and challenge of preserving the unique environmental heritage of islands of the Mariana archipelago, the need for increased knowledge to restore and maintain native species and habitats, and the compelling and lasting value of extensive public education to stimulate environmentally informed public policy development.
Author | : S J |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781935198956 |
Histoire des isles Marianes (History of the Mariana Islands), was published in Paris in 1700 with authorship attributed to French Jesuit priest Charles Le Gobien, S.J. It provides a detailed glimpse into a tumultuous and critically significant period in the history of the Mariana Islands and the CHamoru people--the period commonly referred to as the CHamoru-Spanish Wars. It includes detailed accounts of the first 30 years of the Jesuit mission in the Marinas. It also features speeches by CHamoru chiefs, including the famous speech by Maga'låhi Hurao that is etched onto the wall at the entrance of the Guam Museum. Using research conducted in several national and international archives in Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, and at the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center in Guam, Alexandre Coello de la Rosa produced this English translation of the first Spanish edition of Le Gobien's text. This present edition also stems from a manuscript preserved in the Arxiu de la Companyia de Jesus a Catalunya archive in Barcelona, with authorship attributed to Spanish Jesuit priest Luis de Morales, S.J., who had been part of the Jesuit mission to the Marianas in the late 1600s. Thus, this text calls into question Le Gobien's authorship. This edition opens with an in-depth introduction analyzing the context of the publication's history, as well as its significance over time. The book also features annotated notes that expand the narrative by providing details about the history of the Jesuit mission in the Marianas.
Author | : Paula Ann Lujan Quinene |
Publisher | : Infinity Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Cooking, Guamanian |
ISBN | : 0741433680 |
A Collection of Cooking Recipes from Guam.
Author | : Mavis Warner Van Peenen |
Publisher | : Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Chamorro (Micronesian people) |
ISBN | : 9780980033120 |
"Van Peenen's little book is one of the few records of Chamorro oral tradition and is therefore an invaluable source for cultural memory as well as the study of how Chamorro identity changed from centuries of cultural submergence, and clearly bears the marks of cultural domination. . . . Despite her politically incorrect diversions, Van Peenen has done a great service for Chamorro culture and identity." --from the Introduction by John A. Peterson Text in English and Spanish
Author | : Julian Aguon |
Publisher | : University of Guam Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-03-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781935198369 |
Part memoir, part manifesto, The Properties of Perpetual Light is a collection of soulful ruminations about love, loss, struggle, resilience, and power--a coming-of-age story and a call for justice.