- Paperback: 328 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean; Reprint edition (19 July 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333627768
- ISBN-13: 978-0333627761
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 154,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This text traces the origin and development of this island from its volcanic formation to 1994. The author interweaves the island's history with geography, ecology, folklore and social custom to inform the reader about both Dominica and Caribbean history as a whole.
About the Author
Lennox Honychurch is a Dominican deeply committed to his birthplace. Author, journalist, historian, radio and television broadcaster, conservationist and artist, he served as a member of the Dominica House of Assembly from 1975-79 and was involved in negotiations for the island's independence in 1978. He was educated in Dominica, Barbados and Oxford University where he was awarded a British Foreign and Commonwealth Office scholarship for his post-graduate studies in Ethnology and Museum Ethnography.
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Dominica lies almost in the centre of the arc of islands known as the Lesser Antilles. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Dominica lies almost in the centre of the arc of islands known as the Lesser Antilles. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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Format:Paperback
The book provides a great insight on the island and its past. I haven't completed the book, but it is highly recommended to others who would like to know about the background of the island.
Format:Paperback
A very informative book.
Details are precise, concise and interesting.
I bought two more for family members interested in the history of Dominica.
Details are precise, concise and interesting.
I bought two more for family members interested in the history of Dominica.
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"Isle of beauty, isle of splendor..."
16 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
Here is a very interesting history of a Caribbean island most people in the U.S. may not know much about. It's written by a native Dominican, Lennox Honychurch, who has himself participated in some of the events of his country in the last 30-40 years, particularly in the country's politics. And, despite that, he does a remarkable job of keeping the whole narrative very objective, even when a tragic portion of that history involves his own family. I also found the history of Britain and France fighting over the island between the 7 Years War and the Napoleonic Wars very exciting as well. Also, Mr. Honychurch mixes in enough ethnography and social observation to give anyone an idea of the general character of the people, even if they have never visited the island. However, I do have one or two critiques. First, about two-thirds of the way through the book, Mr. Honychurch switches from a purely chronological structure to a purely thematic structure then switches back within the last 30-40 pages. Not that I can think of a better way to do it, considering some of the things he had to cover, but it is a little jarring to have that kind of a structural switch. And second, while I applaud Mr. Honeychurch's overall objectivity, there were a few occasions where his own views seemed to sneak in, especially in political events that he must have been able to observe. Overall, a fine history of the island that would be good for research material if someone was doing a historical case study of the Eastern Caribbean.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Dominica Story
7 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback
I had started this book on a trip to Dominica but had to leave it behind and could not wait to get a copy of my own to read. The copy is in great condition and was received very quickly. I'd buy again from this source.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Comprehensive,enlightening and smart
29 Mar 2001
Format:Paperback
I've read Lennox Honychurch's Book THE DOMINICA STORY and it is the most comprehensive book you will ever get on the history of the island of Dominica. From the arrival of the Caribs and Awaraks on their flimsy conoe to the arrival of Christopher Colombus and the Europian invasion on the island.The early politics on the islan is disected and put together as you turn the pages revealing the rich history of the "nature island of the caribbean".
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