We Fought the Navy and Won : : Guam's Quest for Democracy / / Doloris Coulter Cogan.
We Fought the Navy and Won is a carefully documented yet impassioned recollection of Guam's struggle to liberate itself from the absolutist rule of the U.S. Navy. Doloris Cogan concentrates on five crucial years, 1945-1950, when, fresh out of journalism school, she had the good fortune to join...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 47 b&w illustrations, 4 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Welcome to Guam
- Chapter 2. The Institute of Ethnic Affairs
- Chapter 3. Collier and Ickes Kick Off the Battle
- Chapter 4. To Be or Not to Be a Strategic Trusteeship
- Chapter 5. The Guam Echo
- Chapter 6. The Fight for Civilian Government
- Chapter 7. The Press Weighs In
- Chapter 8. The Navy versus the Guamanians
- Chapter 9. Rehabilitation of Guam Begins
- Chapter 10. F. B. Leon Guerrero Goes to Washington
- Chapter 11. Guam Assembly Walkout Spurs Congress
- Chapter 12. Connie Barrett Goes to Washington
- Chapter 13. Truman Decides by Decree
- Chapter 14. Skinner Becomes First Civilian Governor
- Chapter 15. The Organic Act Becomes Law
- Chapter 16. Mission Accomplished
- Appendixes
- Map and Photo Credits
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author