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Diane , Armchair Tour Guide
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Aug 19, 2011 06:19PM
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Books set in Samoa:
Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt
A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pouliuli by Albert Wendt
Stevenson under the Palm Trees by Alberto Manguel
Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead
Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (aka "Alofa")
The Mango's Kiss by Albert Wendt
The Girl in the Moon Circle by Sia Figiel
Tutuila by Ze Lin Xiao
A Bird in the Hand: A Samoan Mystery by Lynn Stansbury
Black Coconuts, Brown Magic by Joseph Theroux
Uprising in Samoa by Sian Ann Bessey
Pinnacles by Makerita Va'ai
My Samoan Chief by Fay G. Calkins
Nafanua: Saving the Samoan Rain Forest by Paul Alan Cox
They Who Do Not Grieve by Sia Figiel
Letters from Samoa: Life, Love and Lore of the Manu'a Islands by Mary E. Lahaye
South Pacific Survivor: In Samoa by Kevin Daley
Sala'Ilua: A Samoan Mystery by Bradd Shore
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Flying-Fox In a Freedom Tree by Albert Wendt
The Adventures of Vela by Albert Wendt
When Water Burns by Lani Wendt Young
Pacific Tsunami Galu Afi by Lani Wendt Young
Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young
Samoa: A Hundred Years Ago and Long Before (Illustrated Edition) 
The Story of Laulii Daught of Samoa by Laulii Willis
Burned by Rick Bundschuh
Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems In English by Albert Wendt
Songmaker's Chair by Albert Wendt
Telesa - The Covenant Keeper by Lani Wendt Young
The Birth and Death of the Miracle Man: And Other Stories by Albert Wendt
Nafanua by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
More books set in Samoa:
Akua: A Novel of Samoa by Daniel Pouesi
Alchemies of Distance by Caroline Sinavaiana
Bloodclot by Tusiata Avia
Blue Rain by Ruperake Petaia
The Book of the Black Star by Albert Wendt
By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke
The Challenge by Ruperake Petaia
The Hurricane by Charles Bernard Nordhoff
In Stevenson's Samoa by Marie Fraser
Inheritance by Jenny Pattrick
Joyita: Solving the Mystery by David Wright
Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English by Albert Wendt
Mr Fortune's Maggot by Sylvia Townsend Warner
New Tales of the South Pacific by Graeme Kennedy
Ola by Albert Wendt
Patches of the Rainbow by Ruperake Petaia
Photographs: Poems by Albert Wendt by Albert Wendt
Rain and Other South Sea Stories by W. Somerset Maugham
Something of Samoa by Gavin Young
Sons for the Return Home by Albert Wendt
Tales from the Margaret Mead Taproom by Nicholas von Hoffman
The Trembling of a Leaf by W. Somerset Maugham
Whispers and Vanities by Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Tupuola Tufuga Efi
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt by Tusiata Avia
With Stevenson in Samoa by Harry Jay Moors
Thank you for the lovely books!Where do you all stand on Samoa vs. American Samoa, as in... should we read two books, one for each? Or just one book, for Samoa in general, since American Samoa is "just" one of the islands in the grouping?
Thoughts? I don't want to cheat myself. :D
Erin wrote: "Thank you for the lovely books!Where do you all stand on Samoa vs. American Samoa, as in... should we read two books, one for each? Or just one book, for Samoa in general, since American Samoa is..."
I read books for each, but there are very few books set in American Samoa.
More books set in Samoa:
The Epic Voyage of the Seven Little Sisters by William Willis
Pisikoa: South Pacific Diary '78-'80-Enduring Uncle Mikey by Michael Baughan
Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young
To a Young Artist in Contemplation: Poetry & Prose by Sia Figiel
A True Samoan Woman by Lani Wendt Young
More books set in Samoa:
The Bittersweet Journey of This Samoan Boy by Mika Tufuga-Valai
Coconut Milk by Dan Taulapapa McMullin (American Samoa)
Fale Aitu Spirit House by Tusiata Avia
Flirting with the Billionaire~Summer by Tracy Court
Frangipani Perfume: And Mapaki: Two Plays by Makerita Urale
The House in the Trees by Georgette Livingston
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl
Lost Reality by Fepai F.S. Kolia
The Magic Seashell by Makerita Urale
Memories of Vailima by Isobel Strong
My Samoan Journey by A.P. Lutali
No Kava For Johnny by John O'Grady
Pacific Prelude: A Journey to Samoa and Australasia by Margery Perham
Papalagi by Tuiavii
Paradise for a Sinner by Lynn Shurr (American Samoa)
Prayers Written at Vailima by Robert Louis Stevenson
Purple Heart by Ta'afuli Andrew Fiu
Sala'ilua, a Samoan Mystery by Bradd Shore
The Samoan Pyramid: The true story behind an extraordinary mystery 
Samoa Sketchbook by Nelson Eustis
Samoa's Journey 1962–2012: Aspects of History by Malama Meleisea
Scar of the Bamboo Leaf by Sieni A.M.
Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL (American Samoa)
Where Petals Fade by Sieni A.M.
Where the Poor are Happy by Roderic Owen
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