The First Taint of Civilization
A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521–1885
SERIES:
Pacific Islands Monograph Series
University of Hawaii Press
“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force.... Not only will it be read eagerly by Pacific scholars, but it should find a wide audience among well-educated Micronesians hungry for greater understanding of how their islands have become ensnared in world geopolitics.” —Ethnohistory