Author: Robert Arthur CurryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bahamas
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Bahamian Lore
Author: Robert Arthur CurryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bahamas
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Bahamian Lore
Author: Robert Arthur CurryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Natural History of The Bahamas
Author: Dave CurriePublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501738038
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Natural History of the Bahamas fills a void in the literature on the avian and terrestrial species found there and is an overall excellent guide.— Sandra D. Buckner, Past President of the Bahamas National Trust Take this book with you on your next trip to the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands or keep it close to hand in your travel library. The Natural History of the Bahamas offers the most comprehensive coverage of the terrestrial and coastal flora and fauna on the islands of the Bahamas archipelago, as well as of the region's natural history and ecology. Readers will gain an appreciation for the importance of conserving the diverse lifeforms on these special Caribbean islands. A detailed introduction to the history, geology, and climate of the islands. Beautifully illustrated, with more than seven hundred color photographs showcasing the diverse plants, fungi, and animals found on the Bahamian Archipelago.
Bahamian History Highlights
Author: Allan G. MurrayPublisher:
ISBN: 9789768170019
Category : Bahamas
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Islanders in the Stream: From aboriginal times to the end of slavery
Author: Michael CratonPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820313823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
From two leading historians of Bahamian history comes this groundbreaking work on a unique archipelagic nation. Islanders in the Stream is not only the first comprehensive chronicle of the Bahamian people, it is also the first work of its kind and scale for any Caribbean nation. This comprehensive volume details the full, extraordinary history of all the people who have ever inhabited the islands and explains the evolution of a Bahamian national identity within the framework of neighboring territories in similar circumstances. Divided into three sections, this volume covers the period from aboriginal times to the end of formal slavery in 1838. The first part includes authoritative accounts of Columbus’s first landfall in the New World on San Salvador island, his voyage through the Bahamas, and the ensuing disastrous collision of European and native Arawak cultures. Covering the islands’ initial settlement, the second section ranges from the initial European incursions and the first English settlements through the lawless era of pirate misrule to Britain’s official takeover and development of the colony in the eighteenth century. The third, and largest, section offers a full analysis of Bahamian slave society through the great influx of Empire Loyalists and their slaves at the end of the American Revolution to the purported achievement of full freedom for the slaves in 1838. This work is both a pioneering social history and a richly illustrated narrative modifying previous Eurocentric interpretations of the islands’ early history. Written to appeal to Bahamians as well as all those interested in Caribbean history, Islanders in the Stream looks at the islands and their people in their fullest contexts, constituting not just the most thorough view of Bahamian history to date but a major contribution to Caribbean historiography.
A History of the Bahamian People
Author: Michael CratonPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820322841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The present work concludes the important and monumental undertaking of Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People, creating the most thorough and comprehensive history yet written of a Caribbean country and its people. In the first volume Michael Craton and Gail Saunders traced the developments of a unique archipelagic nation from aboriginal times to the period just before emancipation. This long-awaited second volume offers a description and interpretation of the social developments of the Bahamas in the years from 1830 to the present. Volume Two divides this period into three chronological sections, dealing first with adjustments to emancipation by former masters and former slaves between 1834 and 1900, followed by a study of the slow process of modernization between 1900 and 1973 that combines a systematic study of the stimulus of social change, a candid examination of current problems, and a penetrating but sympathetic analysis of what makes the Bahamas and Bahamians distinctive in the world. This work is an eminent product of the New Social History, intended for Bahamians, others interested in the Bahamas, and scholars alike. It skillfully interweaves generalizations and regional comparisons with particular examples, drawn from travelers' accounts, autobiographies, private letters, and the imaginative reconstruction of official dispatches and newspaper reports. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and original maps, it stands as a model for forthcoming histories of similar small ex-colonial nations in the region.
Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People
Author: Michael CratonPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820342734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
From two leading historians of Bahamian history comes this groundbreaking work on a unique archipelagic nation. Islanders in the Stream is not only the first comprehensive chronicle of the Bahamian people, it is also the first work of its kind and scale for any Caribbean nation. This comprehensive volume details the full, extraordinary history of all the people who have ever inhabited the islands and explains the evolution of a Bahamian national identity within the framework of neighboring territories in similar circumstances. Divided into three sections, this volume covers the period from aboriginal times to the end of formal slavery in 1838. The first part includes authoritative accounts of Columbus’s first landfall in the New World on San Salvador island, his voyage through the Bahamas, and the ensuing disastrous collision of European and native Arawak cultures. Covering the islands’ initial settlement, the second section ranges from the initial European incursions and the first English settlements through the lawless era of pirate misrule to Britain’s official takeover and development of the colony in the eighteenth century. The third, and largest, section offers a full analysis of Bahamian slave society through the great influx of Empire Loyalists and their slaves at the end of the American Revolution to the purported achievement of full freedom for the slaves in 1838. This work is both a pioneering social history and a richly illustrated narrative modifying previous Eurocentric interpretations of the islands’ early history. Written to appeal to Bahamians as well as all those interested in Caribbean history, Islanders in the Stream looks at the islands and their people in their fullest contexts, constituting not just the most thorough view of Bahamian history to date but a major contribution to Caribbean historiography.
Great Women in Bahamian History
Author: Deanne Hanna-EwersPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477292497
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
This book is about the historical milestones of Bahamian women and how much they have accomplished since the country's 1973 independence. It features Bahamian women young and old breaking career barriers.
Great Women in Bahamian History V. 2
Author: Deanne Hanna-EwersPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728325250
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
History $??.?? Have you ever wondered about the first Bahamian woman to become involved in politics or to run a newspaper? This book answers those questions and more about significant Women would have achieved ‘first’ in categories such as: Business Religion Medicine Education Communication Politics Law Government Sports Music This book is filled with historical information yet, it is an easy read. The author, Deanne Hanna-Ewers has compiled vital information that offers valuable insight into the growth and leadership of Bahamian Women. This is a book of a lifetime that can be passed on from generation to generation. It is also a great teaching tool for the classroom; Women’s Studies, Civics Studies, Social Studies, as well as History. This book gives the recognition deserving of notable Bahamian women that have aspired to greatness in their own right! This is a book that will inspire girls to become women of significance and touch the hearts of ordinary women to become extraordinary.
I Could Talk Old-story Good
Author: Daniel J. CrowleyPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520050839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description