Tautai: Sāmoa, World History, and the Life of Ta'isi O. F. Nelson

by Patricia O'Brien

Tautai is the story of a man who came from the edge of a mighty empire and then challenged it at its very heart. This biography of Ta'isi O. F. Nelson chronicles the life of a man described as the "archenemy" of New Zealand and its greater whole, the British Empire. He was Sāmoa's richest man who used his wealth and unique international access to further the Sāmoan cause and was financially ruined in the process. In the aftermath of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824866533
• ISBN13: 9780824866532
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"