A History of GuamCovers the lives and legends of the first people of Guam and traces the island's development into present day. Illustrations, glossary, index. RL4 |
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Índice
Scientists and Explorers | 149 |
Whalers on Guam | 162 |
Prisoners on Guam | 173 |
Guam under the Stars and Stripes | 187 |
A Year in PreWar Guam | 217 |
Guam During World War II | 238 |
A New Guam Is Born | 268 |
Guam Builds for the Future | 291 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Agana American ancient Area Research Center asked became began breadfruit brought buildings built called canoes captain carried Chamorro language Chamorros Chamoru church clothes coconut collection Congress Courtesy died fight fire fish Flores Taitano Micronesian forced four galleon gave governor Guam Guam Museum Guam's Harbor houses important island Japanese killed knew land later leave lived looked March Marianas Marine Micronesian Area Research military months named National Historical Park navy night ordered Pacific Pacific National Historical Pale Philippines plants priests prisoners Public returned Richard Flores Taitano rule sailed sailors San Vitores School Scientists sent ship soldiers Soon South Spain Spanish started stayed stone stopped Taitano Micronesian Area things thought told took trade tried turned United village wanted whale women wrote
Passagens conhecidas
Página 324 - ... well to beware that it be the reformation that draweth on the change, and not the desire of change that pretendeth the reformation. And, lastly, that the novelty, though it be not rejected, yet be held for a suspect ; and, as the Scripture saith that : We make a stand upon the ancient way, and then look about us, and discover -what is the straight and right , and so to walk in it.
Página 125 - They are called free-men, but I think contrary. If the Governor wants a road cut he calls on all the men and sets them about it and only finds them rice till it is done. The old Governor carried too far and was called a great Tyrant. He made them build two forts and a bridge and cut a road through a high rock, build a school house and some other things and never allowed them to be idle, but for want of a supply of food from Manila the poor men were near starving as he did not give them time to cultivate...
Página 251 - Won't you please come back to Guam? Our lives are in danger You better come And kill all the Japanese Right here on Guam Oh, Mr. Sam, Sam my dear Uncle Sam, Won't you please come back to Guam?
Página 125 - They are called free-men, but I think contrary. If the Governor wants a road cut he calls on all the men and sets them about it and only finds them rice till it is done. The old Governor carried too far and was called a great Tyrant. He made them build two forts and a bridge and cut a road through a high rock, build a school house and some other things and never allowed them to be idle, but for want of a supply of food from Manila the...
Página 125 - ... rice till it is done. The old Governor carried too far and was called a great Tyrant. He made them build two forts and a bridge and cut a road through a high rock, build a school house and some other things and never allowed them to be idle, but for want of a supply of food from Manila the poor men were near starving as he did not give them time to cultivate the land. "The Church also has its modes of trial. They have a kind of Inquisition or trial by Torture established but I never heard of...
Página 122 - King's fine, large magazine. All these buildings are of brick and tile. The island of Guam is the only island in the vast extent of the South Sea, sprinkled as it is with innumerable islands, which has a European-built town, a church, fortifications, and a civilized population.
Página 122 - The island of Guam appeared a terrestrial paradise to us; the air was excellent, the water was very good, the vegetables and fruits perfect, the mobs of cattle as well as those of goats and pigs innumerable, while there was no end of the quantity of poultry.
Página 187 - On February 15, 1898, the US battleship Maine blew up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
Página 143 - ... for no lefs than fifty hours a fair mark for the enemy to fire at ; and, if they had not got clear, it was believed they would have funk them before morning The whole crew were very forry for Mr.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | A History of Guam |
| Autores | Lawrence J. Cunningham, Janice J. Beaty |
| Edição | ilustrada |
| Editora | Bess Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 157306047X, 9781573060479 |
| Número de páginas | 344 páginas |
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