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Foreword

No general handbook about the island of Guam exists. I discovered this fact when I was living there and wanted to know something of the aboriginal peoples, the known history, and some pertinent information about the American possession of the territory from 1898 to the present time.

In tracking down sources of information the task proved so endless, so absorbing, that I suddenly found it developing into a manuscript. This handbook is the result.

Guam: Past and Present turns up nothing new; it isn't intended to be an academic study. There are undoubtedly revolting errors, and certain historical phases of the island's life are developed to an affectionate length while others are glossed over. This method has been employed deliberately in order to heighten the reader's interest and understanding of a compact subject; and if the result is a fairly dimensional portrait of Guam, then my aim in preparing this handbook will have been more than achieved.

THE AUTHOR