Add to ORKGNo artist can paint such a landscape;…. I have never seen so splendid a combination of beauty and grandeur as sunrise in Samoa. The Earthly Paradise! Don\u27t you want to go to it? Why, of course. Just pack your valise, get your ticket and start for Honolulu. With such enticing sentiments as these, American men and women traveled to Hawai\u27i and Samoa seeking adventure and new experiences, after completing their journeys, the travelers published enthusiastic descriptions of their holidays. Predictable, in the books and articles released soon after their return to the mainland, the travel writers described the island\u27s weather, the means of transportation on and between the islands, the hotels, the food, and the souvenirs they purchase...