A History of the Philippines

by David Prescott Barrows

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Genres: History, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 2009

About the author

David Prescott Barrows (June 27, 1873 – September 5, 1954) was an American anthropologist, explorer, and educator. Born in Chicago in 1874, his family moved to California. He showed a keen interest in the life and customs of the American Indians, and was said to have "spent almost every summer during the period 1890–1899 in research work among the tribes of southern California and in the Colorado Desert." He later became President of the University of California. He went on many travels, publishing works of his findings in countries such as Morocco and the Philippines. He described Marrakesh as Morocco's "strangest city", and wrote of it "The city lies some fifteen or twenty miles from the foot of the Atlas mountains, which here rise to their grandest proportions. The spectacle of the mountains is superb. Through the clear desert air the eye can follow the rugged contours of the range for great distances to the north and eastward. The winter snow mantle them with white, and the turquoise sky gives a setting for their grey rocks and gleaming caps that is of unrivaled beauty." Barrows in his book "Berbers And Blacks: Impressions Of Morocco, Timbuktu And The Western Sudan" has extensively covered on his travel experience and findings traveling to Algeria and Morocco.

Reviews

[Fred Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

David Barrows encompasses Phillipine history without being boring.

An account of history in the Pacific that was quick, informative and entertaining. I will look for more writing by David Barrows.

[Angelu B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some parts were boring but history can be like that sometimes

[Stacia Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be relatively interesting and well written for what is essentially a high school history textbook. Please note that this book is mainly about the Spanish and Portuguese colonization and then eventual US involvement in the archipelago more than about the actual people and culture of the Philippines. Also the author whitewashes the US invasion of the Philippines and the atrocities committed.