Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Tables vi
4. Illustrations vii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Prologue 1
7. 1 Aliens 1521–1638 5
8. 2 The Place of Before Time Ancestors 1638–1662 21
9. 3 Father San Vitores 1662–1672 41
10. 4 The Spanish Conquest 1672–1698 58
11. 5 Oasis in the Ocean 1698–1800 74
12. 6 Twilight of Pax Hispanica 1800–1898 88
13. 7 The Anglo-Saxon Way 1898–1903 108
14. 8 Ordered Tranquility 1903–1918 127
15. 9 The Quest for Identity 1918–1941 144
16. 10 The Way of the Samurai 1941–1944 163
17. 11 Return of the Americans 1944–1945 182
18. 12 Gibraltar of the American Lake 1945–1950 204
19. 13 Under the Organic Act 1950–1970 224
20. 14 Ocean Chrysalis 1970–1980 245
21. 15 Unfinished Quests 1980–1990 265
22. Appendix Chief Executives of Guam 1668–1990 291
23. Abbreviations 295
24. Notes 299
25. Glossary 343
26. Bibliography 349
27. Index 369
28. About the Author 381