Sources Of Bahamian History

Part 1 Peoples of the Bahamas; the Lucayans; the old inhabitants (1645-1783); new inhabitants from the mainland; more new inhabitants and new patterns of work; initiative in freedom (1838-65); initiative against poverty; new inhabitants - minorities and rituals. Part 2 The American connection: colonists and traders; War of American Independence - rebels and loyalists; legal and illegal trade connections until 1865; American - Bahamian connections after the Civil War; impact of American prohibition; American influences from the 1920s to 1945; American influences since 1945. Part 3 The British connection: establishing colonial government in the 18th century; directives from the British Colonial Office; the British connection in the free society; between the bonanzas; nineteen twenties to nineteen forties; an embarrassing colony. Part 4 The African connection: slaves and free blacks before 1807; slaves, apprentices, free blacks - 1807-38; full freedom. Part 5 Colony of free people: choice in freedom 1838-65; confronting poverty 1865-1919; prosperity to protest 1919-42; challenge to the oligarchy 1943-73. Part 6 Decolonization: economic development and employment; social and human resources development; problems and a crisis; Bahamian voices.