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The book covers the period 1882 to 1892 and even-handedly analyses the “elements of discord”, both native and foreign, before pitching in to current events. Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889, and his on the spot involvement gives the narrative the immediacy of front-line journalism, which is precisely what it is. The events of more than a ...
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The noted author gives an eyewitness account of the battle of three Western nations--Britain, the United States, and Germany--for control of Samoa. Genres History Nonfiction. 192 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1892. Book details & editions.
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Robert Louis Stevenson gives an eyewitness account of the battle of three Western nations (Britain, the United States, and Germany) for control of Samoa. Not only is this a fine analysis of late-nineteenth-century colonialism, it is also a rollicking good yarn in the best Stevenson tradition.
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A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (1887), by Robert Louis Stevenson, describes 10 years (from 1882 to 1892) in the history of a civil war that Stevenson became involved with after moving to Samoa. During this conflict, three colonial powers-America, Germany, and Britain-battled for control of Samoa with the indigenous ...
