Download or read book Guam Past and Present written by Charles Beardsley and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Guam Past and Present written by Charles Beardsley and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1991-01-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A History of Guam written by Lawrence J. Cunningham and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the lives and legends of the first people of Guam and traces the island's development into present day. Illustrations, glossary, index. RL4
Download or read book Liberation 1958 written by Guam. Liberation Day Committee. Committee on Program and Promotions and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guam written by Guam. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Destiny s Landfall written by Robert F. Rogers and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Guam History written by Lee D. Carter and published by Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center Universi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guam Past and Present written by Remedios Leon-Guerrero Perez and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete History of Guam written by Paul Carano and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1964 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remember Guam written by Paula Ann Lujan Quinene and published by Information Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Download or read book General Report on Archaeology and History of Guam written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete History of Guam With Plates Including Portraits a Map and Illustrations written by Paul Carano and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guam written by Lawrence J. Cunningham and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough introduction to the land, resources, and communities of Guam and Micronesia. Glossary, index. RL3
Download or read book Guahan written by Nicholas J. Goetzfridt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Goetzfridt’s work demonstrates the dynamics of history, each generation considering past events in light of current realities and contemporary understandings of the world. This volume, therefore, is important not simply because it provides us with an invaluable and substantial fount of references that will be supremely useful to teachers, scholars, and all enthusiasts of Mariana Islands history. Its importance lies also in its packaging as a resource for current and future generations to understand the changing face and contested space of Guam history." —from the Foreword by Anne Perez Hattori Blending bibliographic integrity with absorbing essays on a wide range of historical interpretations, Nicholas Goetzfridt offers a new approach to the history of Guam. Here is a treasure trove of ideas, historiographies, and opportunities that allows readers to reassess previously held notions and conclusions about Guam’s past and the heritage of the indigenous Chamorro people. Particular attention is given to Chamorro perspectives and the impact of more than four hundred years of colonial presences on Micronesia’s largest island. Extensive cross-references and generous but targeted samples of historical narratives compliment the bibliographic essays. Detailed Name and Subject Indexes to the book’s 326 entries cover accounts and interpretations of the island from Ferdinand Magellan’s "discovery" of Guahan ("Guam" in the Chamorro language) in 1521 to recent events, including the Japanese occupation and the American liberation of Guam in 1944. The indexes enable easy and extensive access to a bounty of information. The Place Index contains both large and localized geographic realms that are placed vividly in the context of these histories. An insightful Foreword by Chamorro scholar Anne Perez Hattori is included.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Guam and Micronesia written by William L. Wuerch and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides basic reference material on Micronesia, a region encompassing a vast area of the tropical western Pacific Ocean. Includes the Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert islands and the island nation of Nauru.
Download or read book History and Culture of Guam written by Brandon Bell and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and Culture of Guam. The beginning of the Chamorro race, The Settlement of American, The Governance, People and tradition. Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States governed under the Organic Act of Guam, passed by the United States Congress and approved by the president on Aug. one, nineteen fifty. The Organic Act made all Chamorros United States. citizens. Although they do not have the right to vote in national elections, voters do caucus during the presidential primary season and send delegates to the Democratic and Republican national party conventions. A nineteen sixty eight amendment to the Organic Act provides for the popular election of a governor and lieutenant governor to four-year terms. All persons age eighteen years or older are permitted to vote. The legislature is a unicameral body with fifteen senators directly elected at large for a term of two years. Guam also elects a delegate to the United States House of Representatives for a term of two years; that delegate has limited voting rights that exclude the ability to vote on the final passage of legislation. The people of Guam voted in nineteen eight two in favor of pursuing a commonwealth relationship similar to that established in the Northern Marianas. A draft Commonwealth Act was approved in nineteen eight seven, and negotiations with the United States Congress were initiated
Download or read book The Scientific Bases for Preservation of the Mariana Crow written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-03-07 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.