A Footnote to History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781977502483)

A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa is an 1892 historical non-fiction work by Robert Louis Stevenson describing the contemporary Samoan Civil War. Robert Louis Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889 and built a house at Vailima. He quickly became passionately interested, and involved, in the attendant political machinations. These involved the three colonial powers battling for control of Samoa - America, Germany and Britain - and the indigenous factions struggling to preserve their ancient political system. The book covers the period from 1882 to 1892.

Author: Mybook, Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN-10: 1977502482
ISBN-13: 9781977502483
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2017
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d