The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa : Constitution, Pedigrees and Traditions With 3 Plates, 4 Maps and 44 Illustra

Augustin Krämer

Jan 2000 · University of Hawaii Press

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Augustin Kramer's account of his sojourn in the Samoa Islands from 1897 to 1899. Of particular importance to Samoans are the original documents containing ceremonial greetings and genealogical pedigrees. All Samoan language texts have been retained in this edition.

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I am a Samoan living in New Zealand. I stumbled on this book by accident when I searched the net. Impressed by the quality of the contents of this book I searched and found other books about Samoa from the same authors and they really are outstanding. I am so grateful and appreciate the work of these great writers who are probably now long gone may their souls rest in peace, writers who took the time and effort to research and study about Samoa and its history bringing it forth to us this day so we can appreciate who we are. I am overwhelmed by the quality of their contents and indeed brought tears to my eyes as each element of this book through historical pictures, descriptions, the culture even the the gagana Samoa used in its right grammer, the punctuation used to ensure the correct pronounciation of the language and the effort to translate to english in themselves convey the authors strive to bring to us information that are true and accurate. The books enveloped me in a spiritual way I was overwhelmed with a feeling of love and compassion for my people and I'm reminded of who I am and where I am from. The books are true masterpiece. Faafetai lava mo nai alii Siamani ma la su'esu'ega i aso ua mavae ua tatou maua ai nei faamanuiaga.

I know that this is the most accurate writing of Samoan history, and yes if your father is a Matai this one of a few books passed down from his fathers before him. As the author lived in Samoa he wrote this as a gift and thanks to the Samoan people, this man had big alofa for the Samoan people and was wicked in tautala Samoa. It's books like this that our fathers should write but us Samoans are a talking people, it's only now our generation that's beginning to write our stories on paper,. This book is a book that our parents should read to us and teach us of our culture, not just to know what we should do or that fa'a Samoa is fa'alavelave, I am so grateful for these kind of books cause it's reminds me of how beautiful and great we Samoan people are and that we have lots more to show the world, especially when it comes to family values and love.

I dissagree with the below comment because my father has read the whole book and finds that this is pin point correct. This has also been studied by other Matai's in samoa and also in New Zealand and Australia and have found that this book is of accurate information.