Guam – William Edwin Safford was appointed as the aide to the first American governor of Guam shortly after the Spanish-American War, according to a press release. “A Year on the Island of Guam, 1899 to 1900” includes extracts from the naturalist’s notebook, and records not only the history of the island from Spanish archive documents, but also provides an inside glimpse into Safford’s love for Guam and the people, and his knowledge of the language, culture, and landscape.