... of Mountain Province. As Early moved into a Bontoc house in June of 1907, he enjoyed the company of six other Americans in the town. These included the three Episcopalian missionaries: Father Clapp, Edith Oakes, and Margaret Waterman. Together these missionaries established Bontoc's All Saints Church...

...This chapter examines how America's colonial policies toward Mountain Province changed when Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election. As a Democrat, he hoped to disentangle the US from its imperial foray in the Philippines, and he appointed fellow Democrat Francis Burton Harrison...

...This chapter focuses on John Early's appointment as lieutenant governor of Bontoc, arguably Mountain Province's most important subprovince. As Bontoc's previous teacher, Early knew the place and garnered praise from its inhabitants. He had built its brick buildings and established an education...

... the Igorots out of Mountain Province? Early knew that Welch was acting in place of Forbes, and if he refused the compromise, he would likely be dismissed from office. Finally, Schneidewind and Baber made their way to Tagudin with the Igorots, where they boarded the Don Carlos and began...

...This chapter illustrates how politics played a part in the Senate's refusal to confirm John Early's appointment as governor of Mountain Province. Leonard Wood first appointed Early on March 1, 1925, but the Senate only confirmed his appointment during the last days of August 1927, just days after...

...This chapter discusses how John Early became an advisor to the new governor-general of the Philippines, Dwight Davis, in 1930. Despite his health issues, Early undertook three extensive tours of the southern Philippines before making his way into Mountain Province. His extended stay in Mindanao...

... and in the Philippines. Even the grave of the once-governor of Mountain Province and protector of its inhabitants can no longer be found. Baguio Philippines Bontoc province and people Cordillera Early John C Early Wilhelmine Rhodes Igorots American colonialism and imperialism Bacarri area and people Dosser...

... Cordillera region and named it Mountain Province. The only hindrance to Worcester's complete dictatorship was one of his lieutenant governors, who sided with the Philippine Constabulary against him: a former American teacher named John Early. American colonialism and imperialism Bureau of Non Christian...

...This chapter explores John Early's return to the Mountain Province. Despite his humiliating 1911 dismissal, the Igorots remembered him as their former protector. His professional experience among the Igorots included his refusal to participate with American officials in a massacre against...