A History of the US Virgin Islands by Isaac Dookhan - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - There's a Book About It on Waymarking.com

The book: A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States by Isaac Dookhan, Paperback 336 pages, Illustrated, Aug. 1 2000.

From Amazon: "The Virgin Islands in the course of centuries have witnessed the coming and going of Ciboney, Arawak and Carib peoples, European discovery by Christopher Columbus, temporary occupation by pirates and adventurers, colonization, commercial and plantation development by Danes and other North European settlers, African slavery and its abolition, American purchase, colonial government, social and political change, and in recent years remarkable tourist and industrial developments.

These and other topics have been narrated and interpreted by Dr. Isaac Dookhan in this first comprehensive history of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dr. Dookhan is eminently well qualified for this undertaking. He was born in the British colony of British Guiana, now independent Guyana, where he was educated in the public schools and served as teacher and headmaster. The author has drawn upon primary and secondary sources in recounting the experience of the Virgin Islands and their peoples. He is concerned with successive waves of immigrants, how they affected the physical environment and cultural life of the islands, the impact of international wars and politics, commodity price movements, and technological changes." (visit link)

Coordinates are from the repliqua of the Liberty Bell at Emancipation Park in Charlotte Amalie on St Thomas, the capital and the largest city of the United States Virgin Islands.

ISBN Number: 9789768125057 Author(s): Isaac Dookhan

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