My Samoan Chief

Name: My Samoan Chief
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ISBN: 9780870229329

ISBN-10: 087022932X

ISBN-13: 9780870229329

Edition: 1962 (Reprint)

Authors: Fay Calkins

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This is an engaging autobiographical account of a young American woman's life in her Samoan husband's native home. Fay Calkins, a descendant of Puritan settlers, met Vai Ala'ilima, a descendant of Samoan chiefs, while working on her doctoral dissertation in the Library of Congress. After an unconventional courtship and a typical American wedding, they set out for Western Samoa, where Fay was to find a way of life totally new and charming, if at times frustrating and confusing. Soon after her arrival in the islands, the bride of a few months found herself with a family of seven boys in a wide range of ages, sent by relatives to live with the new couple. She was stymied by the economics of…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 1962
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 7/1/1971
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.40" wide x 7.98" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English