This novel is based on an actual event in history and that is the ill-fated and disastrous voyage of    the Manila Galleon "Santa Margarita."

   The book was an interesting read to me personally as I have worked on the excavation of the wreck    site of this ship off the reef of Rota.

   Can be purchased here - Amazon


   The floating Nike's story and the man, Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who studied flotsam-floating trash    and revolutionized the study of the world's oceans.

   Even readers with little interest in ocean science will be riveted by the author's chronicle of the    epic travels of oceanic trash, the entertaining explanations of how floating debris guided    Christopher Columbus and the Vikings to safe harbors, the horrific stories of men adrift at sea,    how flotsam may have triggered the origin of life and frighteningly, the warnings of the threat    that an increasing avalanche of plastic waste poses to the oceans.

I have personally met Mr. Ebbesmeyer and as a world leading authority on things floating around the oceans he is quite an intersting person with some great stories. Maybe you remember the cargo container that fell in the ocean with all those Nike shoes or the famous rubber duckies, well this is the gentleman who tracked them.

A captivating account of the man who turned beachcombing into a science. Can be purchased here - FLOTSMETRICS and the Floating World

He also publishes a newsletter the "Beachcombers Alert!" which canbe seen here - Beachcombers Alert - Newsletter


   This publication preserves a unique time in the history of Rota through interviews, songs and first    person accounts. As a bi-lingual publication, the indigenous Chamorro language is paired with    translations in English to promote the preservation of the Chamorro language. The book and    accompanying CD's make available a body of information that would otherwise be lost or    unavailable to historians and the public.

   Book Review - Memories & Music - The Japanese Era on Rota

   Can be purchased here Amazon



   Submerged Resources Center Professional Report No. 10 by Carrell, Toni L., 1991, National Park    Service

   This report on the submerged cultural resources of Micronesia was generated from the results of    numerous underwater projects conducted in this part of the work by the NPS SRC. Any student of    Micronesian history or archeology should find it a useful overview from which to frame out more    intensive research of specific submerged sites.

   A copy in pdf form is available here: Micronesia Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment


   As the war in the Pacific progressed, the role of the US submarines evolved to meet the    challenges confronting the United States Navy in the Western Pacific. This story is vividly    portrayed in Patrol Area 14 and details the exploits of the US submarines in one specific patrol    area of the Pacific Ocean, the waters of the Mariana Islands, whose control became essential to    victory in the Pacific for the United States and defeat for Japan. Patrol Area 14 describes the    submarine patrols from solitary patrols beginning in 1942 to aggressively patrolling the offshore    waters, to bold approaches to harbor entrances, to sinking ships within sight of the islands in    spite of determined Japanese air and sea anti-submarine efforts and supporting the US invasions    of the islands in 1944.

About the Author
Dave Lotz is currently the Historian for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam and American Memorial Park on Saipan and on the Guam Historic Preservation Review Board and the Board for the Guam Preservation Trust. He has previously authored The Best Tracks on Guam, The Guam Guide, and World War II Remnants, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. Dave has explored Guam, Rota, Aguiguan, Tinian, Saipan, and Pagan while researching the islands’ World War II history. He has previously held positions as the Guam Parks Administrator and Conservation Resources Chief at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

If you are interested in this book you can order it here: Xlibris Author Bookstore


   Rota Blue Coffee

   Forest coffee discovered on the US island of Rota through six miracles

   This book is another interesting read for me personally as I have known and worked    with its author over the past 20 years mostly in regards to the Rota triathlons.

   The author, Kiyokazu Onishi, documents his long association with the island of Rota    through the Rota Blue Triathlon. Through a series of serendipitous events (Onishi calls    them miracles) he pursued the possibility that coffee trees existed on Rota. The Rota    Department of Lands and Natural Resources Resident Director, David Calvo, found    groves of trees in the As Akoddo district and a unique project was begun with the help    of crowdfunding support by the KFC Triathlon Club. It is Onishi’s hope that Rota Blue    Coffee will become a viable local product and source of income for the people of Rota.

   Can be purchased here - Amazon


   It's difficult to explain it to your friends back home! There's just something about Saipan, but    you can't find the right words, plus they'd need to know about Chamorro and Carolinian history,    and the colonial eras, and the CW Program and garment factories, and... oh, heck! It'll take too    long! Well, we've got the solution: simply hand them a copy of There's Something About Saipan!    A visitor's guide to fantastic facts, tantalizing trivia, startling statistics, dramatic diaries and hair-   raising history from America's most colorful island territory!

   It's like "Saipan for Dummies" or a "Cliff Notes for Saipan" primer. Each topic has its own one-   page, 150-word, bite - size summary! Give yourself and your loved ones a virtual tour with this    insightful, sometimes irreverent, occasionally politically incorrect look at life, love, legend and lore in the Northern Mariana Islands with historical, cultural,    environmental, economic, political, military, even geological;facts, fictions, truths and tales that make Saipan, Tinian & Rota unique not just among US territories! Get all the things that make for a fun, memorable tour and easy introduction to these islands: Tour site descriptions, Facts & fiction, History & hearsay, Scandals & controversy, Illustrated with fun graphics & historical photos, PLUS: A suggested tour itinerary & checklist and Sources & resources for further research.

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