Journeys in the American Pacific: A Travel Memoir

This book describes the author's travels through the islands of Micronesia at a time when those islands were emerging from obscurity after a period under US governance established through a United Nations Trust Territory Mandate. The history, culture, and impressions of those Pacific islands are highlighted in this book. There is a particular emphasis on the islands of Yap, Palau, Pohnpei, and Guam, together with some of the other islands of Micronesia. The author also describes his journey...