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Book SynopsisGovernor of the Cordillera tells the story of an American colonial official in the Philippines who took the unpopular position of defending the rights of the Igorots, was fired in disgrace, and made a triumphal return. During the first fifteen years of colonial rule (18981913), a small group of Americans controlled the headhunting tribes who were wards of the nascent colonial government. These officials ignored laws, carved out fiefdoms, and brutalized (or killed) those who challenged their rule. John Early was cut from a different cloth. Battling colleagues and supervisors over their treatment of the mountain people, Early also had run-ins with lowland Filipino leaders like Manuel Quezon. Early''s return as governor of the entire Cordillera was celebrated by all the tribes.
In Governor of the Cordillera Shelton Woods combines biography with colonial history. He includes a discussion on the exhibition of the Igorots at the various fairs in the US an
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: John Early's Path to the Igorots(1521–1906)
1. The Making of a Governor
2. Eight Million Souls for Twenty Million Dollars
3. War and Colonial Policies
4. The Discovery of the Igorots
5. The Philippine Constabulary
Part Two: The Creation of Mountain Province (1906–1908)
6. John Early in the Cordillera
7. Dean Worcester and the Making of Mountain Province
8. Early's Move to Bontoc: Teaching, Bricks, and Olympics
9. Lieutenant Governor of Amburayan
10. Lieutenant Governor of Bontoc
Part Three: Conflict (1910–1911)
11. Alcohol, Labor, and Land
12. The Problem of Kalinga and the Hale Solution
13. The Bacarri Problem
14. The Bacarri Massacre
15. The Report
16. Igorots on Display
17. Schneidewind Meets His Match
18. New Players, New Problems
19. Early's Last Stand
20. Tragedy in Europe
Part Four: Banishment, Politics, War, and Scandals (1911–1921)
21. Early's Exile South
22. Changes in Mountain Province
23. Colonial Policies: Harrison, Osmeña, and Quezon
24. World War I and a Troubled Yet Vibrant Economy
25. Marriages and Scandals
26. Wilson's Parting Shot and the Republicans Return
Part Five: Sweet Dreams and Nightmares Come True (1922–1932)
27. The Wood-Forbes Mission
28. Governor-General Wood
29. Vindication
30. Political Deadlock
31. "We Felt It Was Our Duty to Confirm Him"
32. Henry Stimson
33. Dark Days
34. Advisor to the Governor-General
35. Vice-Governor
36. "Please Write Your Story"
Epilogue
