E.J. Halsema, colonial engineer : a biography / James J. Halsema
Title
E.J. Halsema, colonial engineer : a biography / James J. Halsema
Subject
Civil engineering--Philippines.
Civil engineers--United States--Biography.
Halsema, Eusebius Juluis, 1882-1945.
Description
Documented biography of an American engineer who arrived in the Philippines in 1908. Narrates his successes in the Bureau of Public Works and especially in helping build Baguio, where he later served as mayor.
Chapters 14 and 15 deal with the last years of Halsema’s life, when, already retired, he was interned by the Japanese. Due to his age, he was later allowed to live outside internment camp. He was tragically killed by US bombers when they bombed Baguio on March 15, 1945.
This biography is written by his son, who grew up in the Philippines and was a journalist for the Associated Press at the start of the war. Based on research into primary sources and also his own experiences, this is a first-rate biography which includes not just the life of the man, but also his times and contemporaries.
Chapters 14 and 15 deal with the last years of Halsema’s life, when, already retired, he was interned by the Japanese. Due to his age, he was later allowed to live outside internment camp. He was tragically killed by US bombers when they bombed Baguio on March 15, 1945.
This biography is written by his son, who grew up in the Philippines and was a journalist for the Associated Press at the start of the war. Based on research into primary sources and also his own experiences, this is a first-rate biography which includes not just the life of the man, but also his times and contemporaries.
Creator
Halsema, James J.
Publisher
Quezon City : New Day Publishers, 1991
Date
1991
Format
23 x 15 cm.
Type
Softbound
Identifier
9711004216
Call Number
TA 140 H35 H35
Accession Number
14229
Pagination
xiv, 413 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Halsema, James J., “E.J. Halsema, colonial engineer : a biography / James J. Halsema,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 16, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/268.