Making Waves
How the West Indies Shaped the United States
Published on 30. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-976-637-954-4 (ISBN)
Description
Making Waves highlights the ingenuity and significance of the West Indies and features the crucial yet little known role that Barbados played in winning the American Revolutionary War and causing the US Civil War. West Indians founded US cities; sparked witch hysteria, created movie magic and an NFL star.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kingston
Jamaica
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-976-637-954-4 (9789766379544)
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Debbie Jacob is a journalist for Trinidad Newsday, a school librarian in Port of Spain and an English teacher at the Port of Spain Prison. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Ohio State University and a masters degree in international education from Framingham State University, Massachusetts. She is the author of eight books, including Wishing for Wings.