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Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People : From Aboriginal Times to the End of Slavery (Islanders in the Stream)
Islanders in the Stream A History of the Bahamian People From Aboriginal Times to the End of Slavery - Islanders in the Stream Author:Michael Craton, Gail Saunders Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People Volume 2 examines the social developments of the Bahamas from 1834 to the present. An eminent product of the New Social History, the volume recounts adjustments to emancipation made by former masters and former slaves between 1834 and 1900, traces the process of modernization betwe... more »en 1900 and 1973, and concludes with a candid study of social change since 1973, current problems, and an analysis of what makes the Bahamas and Bahamians distinctive in the world. The authors skillfully interweave broad historical narrative with details drawn from travelers' accounts, autobiographies, private letters, and reconstructed official dispatches and newspaper reports. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and original maps, this book is a model for national histories.« less