Destiny's landfall : a history of Guam / Robert F. Rogers.
Destiny's landfall : a history of Guam / Robert F. Rogers.
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Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N996.7/2
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English
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Physical content
xi, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Contents: Prologue: Center of the First Province -- 1. Aliens 1521-1638 -- 2. The Place of Before Time Ancestors 1638-1662 -- 3. Father San Vitores 1662-1672 -- 4. The Spanish Conquest 1672-1698 -- 5. Oasis in the Ocean 1698-1800 -- 6. Twilight of Pax Hispanica 1800-1898 -- 7. The Anglo-Saxon Way 18...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Today, international airlines, nuclear-powered submarines, and satellite tracking stations have replaced Spanish galleons. But though Americanized, modernized, and multiethnic, Guam continues to fulfill the geopolitical role imposed on it by outsiders. In this comprehensive look at one of the world's last colonies, Robert E. Rogers evokes the drama...
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Destiny's landfall : a history of Guam / Robert F. Rogers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-368) and index.
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N996.7/2
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74VKRv0Qo2dg
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ISBN
0824816161 (acid-free paper)
9780824816780 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0824816781 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780824816162 (acid-free paper)
DDC
996.7
MMS ID
991023081909702626
