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Micronesia: America's Outpost in the Pacific
Micronesia America's Outpost in the Pacific Author:I. G. Edmonds Micronesia, a United States Trust Territory, was formed in 1947 and comprises more than 2,000 islands and atolls, including the Marshalls, the Carolines and Marianas, and is scattered over an area of more than three million square miles with a population of just of 100,000. These are what I. G. Edmonds calls the "pebbles in the sea," a... more »nd here the distinguished former journalist and author of numerous for young people reports their colorful history in his series of books on Southeast Asia.
Mr. Edmonds recounts fascinating tales of the early history of this little-known part of the United States, of famous adventurers, and of how strange ruins came to be. He also discusses the serious current developments in the islands, such as the recent move for independence of Nauru (an Australian mandate in Micronesia) which caused some agitation against American rule, and the uprooting of Bikini natives to allow atom bomb tests.« less