Winner, 2005 National Book Award by -- Manila Critics Circle

2013 Reprint

Davao prehistory -- Early foreign contacts in Davao -- The Magindanaw-Davao connection -- Spanish intrusions into the Davao Area -- The Oyanguren conquest of Davao -- Spanish rule in Davao, 1848-1899 -- The American period -- The Japanese presence -- Postwar development -- Current issues and concerns -- Tribes. Atas -- Bagobos -- Blaans -- Dibabawons -- Giangans -- Kalagans -- Kulaman Manobos -- Mandayas -- Mangguwangans -- Mansakas -- Matigsalogs -- Obos -- Samals -- Sangils -- Tagakaolos -- Other tribes -- Research agenda -- Settlers. Settlers during the Spanish period -- Settlers during the American period -- Internal migration -- The settlement of Pantukan -- The deportees -- The pioneer Chinese in Davao -- The pioneer Americans in Davao -- The pioneer Japanese in Davao -- The Indonesians in Davao -- Other pioneers: the girls of Calle Gardenia -- Heroes. The Caragan heroes -- Datu Bago -- Datu Lubama and the Tagum heroes -- The old woman of Baganga -- Mangulayon -- Balawag -- Second World War heroes -- Anti-Martial Law heroes -- Myths and legends. Creation of the world and man -- Origin of life -- Human creation myth -- Creation of peoples -- The creation of man -- The creation of the first Blaan -- The creation of the first Tagakaolos -- Creation myth -- The first man and woman -- The creation of the Mandaya --- The origin of the human race -- The moon and the Bakunawa -- Why the sky is high -- The child of the moon -- Flood myth -- Pandadagsaan -- Lomabot -- Lomabot and the Tinayok -- Lomabot and the Mebuyan -- The powers of Lomabot -- Lomabot ascends to heaven -- The life of Lomabot -- La Sagum, Almabet's daughter -- Almabet and Akul -- Eboll and Mansilatan -- Agyu and the Sarimbar -- Tulalang and the Ikogans -- Tulalang and Kalamkalam -- Tulalang and the Balangoy -- Tulalang wins the contest -- Tuwaang and the son of God -- Manggob's quest for his golden top -- Apo Sandawa -- Datu Tigan -- Datu Daya -- Bia Layag, the woman chieftain -- The arrival of the Sangils -- The legend of Yufu Tune -- Sarimbaong meets Villalobos -- The pioneer indonesians in Davao -- The Lamitegue genealogy -- Datu Gugu -- The genealogy of Manog -- The legend of Sarapil -- The legend of Gumansalangi -- The Datu sa Pinagarasan -- Pipuna's ancestor -- The origin of Samal island -- The Dinagats -- Dumurok -- Dawog and his brothers -- Lumuganod and the child warrior -- The boy of the Miskinan -- The Miskinan movement -- Datu Kulukog and the Americans -- Datu Kulukog and the Ikogans -- Kawali and the Ikogans -- The legend of Matangnon -- Kimod and the Swan Maiden -- The legend of Madunde -- The legend of woman of Okapan

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