Paths beneath the high trees : a historic resource study of the National Park of American Samoa / Christopher E. Johnson.
Johnson, Christopher E., author.; United States. National Park Service, issuing body.
2021
DU 819 .A1 J64 2021 (Mapit)
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Title Paths beneath the high trees : a historic resource study of the National Park of American Samoa / Christopher E. Johnson.
Author Johnson, Christopher E., author.
Published [Washington, D.C.] : National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 2021.
Language English
Description xvi, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
Call Number DU 819 .A1 J64 2021
GPO Item No. 0649
Summary Prepared as a historic resource study, this report provides historic contexts for interpreting the rich heritage of the lands and waters comprising the park and American Samoa.
Note Shipping list no.: 2022-0198-P.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266).
Added Corporate Author United States. National Park Service, issuing body.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Government Resources
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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.

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