Bahamian Memories: Island Voices of the Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Olga Culmer Jenkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813017793 ISBN 13: 9780813017792

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2000

Synopsis

This work presents 100 years of Bahamian history, as told by those who lived it. Of the 40 people featured, most were born during the first three decades of the 20th century and are drawn from a wide range of racial and social backgrounds.

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Review:

The 40 people Jenkins interviewed spent their lives in the islands, and they give a full picture of that life, from politics to religion to folk medicine..... Bahamian Memories is at times more like poetry than history. - Florida International ""Jenkins has captured an authentic historic picture of life in the Bahamas.... The book reflects oral history at its best and is a valuable resource on the culture, educational system, sports, occupations, and ethnic backgrounds of Bahamians.... A valuable resource in the study of Caribbean culture and West Indian history."" - Multicultural Review ""This book is required reading for anyone interested in the social history and development of The Bahamas, and I am pleased to commend it."" - Sir Orville Turnquest, Governor-General of The Bahamas

About the Author:

Olga Culmer Jenkins, an independent scholar and educational consultant whose parents were born on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0813017793
• ISBN 13: 9780813017792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 279