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Paths beneath the high trees : a historic resource study of the National Park of American Samoa / Christopher E. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Christopher E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of the Navy--History.
- United States.
- National parks and reserves--American Samoa.
- National parks and reserves.
- Archaeological surveying--American Samoa--National Park of American Samoa.
- Archaeological surveying.
- National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa)--Antiquities.
- National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa).
- American Samoa--History.
- American Samoa.
- United States. Department of the Navy.
- Antiquities.
- American Samoa--National Park of American Samoa.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Historical resource study of the National Park of American Samoa
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Shipping list no.: 2022-0198-P.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266).
- OCLC:
- 1330203905
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