The Ngatik Massacre History and Identity On a Micronesian Atoll

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Instition Press, 1993. xiii, 298pp, index, bibliography, notes. Or card covers. Front cover creased, some light edge wear to covers. In 1837 the trading cutter, Lambton, attacked the Micronesian island of Sapwuahfik. After killing all the men and stealing the island's valuable hoard of tortoiseshell the Lambtom set sail leaving behind a much different society- one of… Read more about this item

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. DJ has age yellowing on the edges; spine is sunfaded; light foxing along page edges. ; A work of ethnohistory-usuing oral traditions and written documents to gather information surrounding the massacre and it's aftermath. ; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4"; 298 pages. … Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Smithsonian Books, 1993 U.S.A.: Smithsonian Books, 1993 298 pp with 3 maps in text. In 1837 a British trading cutter attacked the Micronesian island of Sapwauhfik, killing all the men and seizing the island's valuable hoard of tortoiseshell. An account of the aftermath and the changes to the society and population and an unique culture. Text is clean, tight… Read more about this item