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Margaret Mead Recites Samoa Exploits in Storyteller Tone
From Samoa, Margaret Mead recounts island life with vivid detail of beaches, jungle, birds, and local court scenes. An October 1925 visit features a Los Angeles judge applying California law to Samoa, handling cases of ear biting and bigamy with a mix of humor and authority as Mead chronicles daily life and cultural contrasts.
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Los Angeles
Samoa
Fagata
Luto
George Peters
George
Peters
Harmen
California
American Samoa
America
Suli
British Samoa
Apia
Lelei