A Footnote to History (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Published in 1892, the author's experiences in Samoa inspired this history of their Civil War, which began in 1889.  Stevenson’s natural affinity for the underdog put him squarely in the camp of the indigenous inhabitants who were fighting against the colonial powers of England, Germany, and America.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Release date: Apr 5, 2011
• ISBN: 9781411436039

Robert Louis Stevenson

Poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was the author of a number of classic books for young readers, including Treasure Island , Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Stevenson was often ill as a child and spent much of his youth confined to his nursery, where he first began to compose stories even before he could read, and where he was cared for by his nanny, Alison Cunningham, to whom A Child's Garden of Verses is dedicated.