The Dominica Story
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| Author | Lennox Honychurch |
|---|---|
| Country | Dominica |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | History |
| Publisher | Macmillan (1995) |
| Released | 1975 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-333-62776-8 (hardcover, 1995 edition, Macmillan) |
The Dominica Story: A History of the Island is a history book from 1975, written by famed Dominican historian Lennox Honychurch. Originally presented as a miniseries for Radio Dominica (now DBS Radio) in 1974, the inaugural edition covered every aspect of local history from prehistory up to the then-present (the island's 1967 Associated Statehood).
The book's first edition of 18 chapters was an immediate bestseller upon its release. A revised version with 21 chapters was printed in 1984. A commercial edition, this time with 24 chapters and focusing on local events in the 1980s and 1990s, was published in 1995 by the Caribbean imprint of Macmillan.
[edit] Chapters in the 1995 edition
- An Island of Fire
- The First Settlers
- The Kalinago - The "Island Carib"
- Columbus and Spain
- Land of Two Nations
- France Moves In
- The British in Dominica
- The Plantation
- The French Return
- The Fighting Maroons
- Revolution and Ransom
- The Last Maroon War
- Peace and Freedom
- The Years of Change
- An Unsettled Society
- New Men, New Energy
- Between Two Wars
- The Church
- Development and Welfare
- After God, The Land
- Statehood
- Towards Independence
- A Stormy Path
- Inventing a Nation
[edit] See also
- From Columbus to Castro: A History of the Caribbean, by former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Eric Williams
