Looking for Caribbean history

[CAThompson]

can anyone point me to a book/website/something about Nassau and Ashton (the Bahamas) in the 1920's? Also i'm looking for a good book on the flying boats of the era.

[kafka47]

There is the horrible Bermuda Triangle (Chaosium) sourcebook for the 1990s. I would recommend pick up some Ian Flemming or guidebooks like Frodors from that time.

[Nightshade]

Hello,

A history of the Bahamas island by island can be found here while a more general history may be found here and the Carrabian in general here. A list of political leaders may be found here.

Vintage photos of the Bahamas may be found at The American Memory Project simply gohere and type in "Bahamas" in the search field. There are over 100 vintage maps, documents and photos.

If you would prefer books about the Bahamas try

Bahamian History
The Story of the Bahamas, Albury, Paul
Sources of Bahamian History, Cash, P., Gordon,S., Saunders, G.
History of the Bahamas, Craton, Michael
Islanders in the Stream, Vol II, Craton, M. & Saunders,G.
Bahamian Sailing Craft, Johnson Jr., William
Bahamian Archeology,

A selection of books
Keegan, William F.
Land of the Pink Pearl, Powles, L.D.
Bahamian Society after Emancipation, Saunders, Gail
Social Life in the Bahamas, 1880's-1920's, Saunders, Gail

or ask Morgrag, the friendly Yog-Sothoth Mad Librarian!!!



Rob
Yog-Sothoth Link Master

PS: This is an interesting tidbit I found about Bimini History

"Rum-Runners:
In the 1920's during the era of Prohibition in the U.S., Bimini became a popular spot for rum-runners. Bimini's proximity to Florida, made it a convenient place for smugglers to buy rum and alcohol and make a dash for the United States. In the 1920's, the rum-running ship The Sapona, was docked in Bimini and used as a speak-easy until it ran aground and sank during a hurricane in 1929. Today, the wreck of The Sapona is a popular fishing and scuba divi"

[Nightshade]

For historical information about flying boats and the Caribbean:

For the history of American Aviation in the Caribbean and the use of flying boats with a bibliography try here

For an online database of timetables and vintage planes, be sure to check out The Webmuseum of Commercial Aviation.

1928
This is an exact reproduction of Pan Am?s first published timetable. PA got off the ground on October 18, 1927 with a mail flight from Key West to Havana, Cuba using a FC-2. Passenger flights commenced in 1928. By 1930, PA had shifted flights to Miami.

page one

page two

For photos try the following resources:

23 Photos of flying boats may be found here.

Here is a list, photos and specifications of all flying boats in service from 1920-1953.

[MrFilthyIke]

Nightshade is a BEAST when it comes to links, I wish I made more time at work to search..

[Nightshade]

Nightshade is a BEAST when it comes to links, I wish I made more time at work to search..

ROFLMAO!!

Thanks you!

Honestly, I don't spend *that* long looking. I just can find stuff and it makes a nice break at work and home between Westlaw and Lexis searches...

[MrFilthyIke]

I hear you, but at my job they use, I think its called "spy software" so they can see everything you're doing on your computer. But because
we're so understaffed, they let the computer just record randomly so I only post before work, on break, or at home.

Have I ever stated I hate corporate America?

[MrFilthyIke]

Sorry to hijack the thread, back to PARADISE!

Has anyone ever thought of using Key West as a local?

http://www.keywestweb.com/redirect.p...ntedtours.com/

Or do a search on the cemetary, very pretty place

http://keywest.com/cemetery.html

I love the quote on the first picture.

Or more Info is here.

Just my atempt at Linking.