Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Key Historical Figures xvii
5. Glossary of Sāmoan Terms xxiii
6. Maps xxiv
7. Prologue xxvii
8. 1. Converging Worlds Sāmoa and Europe Clash (1883–1909) 1
9. 2. Kaiser or King? German Empire, War, and its Brutal Aftermath (1910–1920) 20
10. 3. The “Troublesome Garden of Eden” (1920–1923) 46
11. 4. A New Era? (1923–1925) 68
12. 5. Before the Storm (1926) 86
13. 6. The Storm (1926–1927) 104
14. 7. “He is Not a Samoan” (1927) 122
15. 8. Exile and the Road to Geneva (1928) 150
16. 9. “If There is Any Justice at All” (1928) 172
17. 10. Slander, Abuse, and Calumny (1929) 190
18. 11. Sāmoa’s Gethsemane (1930) 208
19. 12. Breaking Mr. Nelson in the Great Depression (1931–1932) 228
20. 13. Return to Sāmoa, Trial, and Exile (1933–1934) 250
21. 14. Sāmoa Evermore (1935–1944) 273
22. Epilogue “Samoans Will Forgive, but Never Forget” 297
23. Notes 307
24. Bibliography 369
25. Index 387
26. About the Author 401