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Bahaman History


The first definite evidence of human settlement in the Bahamas dates to the 7th century AD. A seafaring people, the Taino (who later came to be known to Europeans as "Lucayans") are known to have migrated into the archipelago from Hispaniola and Cuba.

Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World at San Salvador Island (also known as Watling's Island) in the southern Bahamas in 1492. There is believed to have been a population of around 40,000 Lucayans at the time of Columbus' landing, but within a quarter century, the entire people had been virtually eliminated by disease, warfare, and deportation and the imposition of slavery (many Lucayans were taken to Hispaniola as slaves).

English settlers began to arrive in the Bahamas in 1647, which were by that time, virtually unoccupied. The islands became a British crown colony in 1717, and following the American Revolution (1775 to 1783), around 8,000 loyalists and their slaves arrived in the islands. After the ending of slavery on the islands in 1834, the population was further boosted by a steady trickle of fugitive slaves from the United States.

Britain granted full internal self-government to the islands in 1964, and in 1973, the islands became fully independent (although remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and with the British Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of the Bahamas). The Bahamas joined CARICOM (at the time called "Caribbean Community and Common Market") in 1974, and after many years of prolonged economic growth, today has the 3rd highest GDP in the western hemisphere (after the United States and Canada).

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Books about Bahaman History


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History of the Bahamas

By Michael Craton

Brand: Media Enterprises Ltd
Paperback (334 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0969256809
  • EAN: 9780969256809
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  • Edition: 3
  • Number of Pages: 334
  • Author: Michael Craton
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Race and Class in the Colonial Bahamas, 1880-1960

By Gail Saunders

University Press of Florida
Released: November 14th, 2017
Paperback (400 pages)

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  • Brand: University Press of Florida
  • ISBN: 0813064511
  • EAN: 9780813064512
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  • Edition: Reprint
  • Number of Pages: 400
  • Author: Gail Saunders
  • Publication Date: November 14th, 2017
  • Release Date: November 14th, 2017
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  • Size: 9.21 inches by 6.14 inches by 0.89 inches
  • Weight: 1.26104413864 pounds
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A History of The Bahamas Through Maps

By Todd T. Turrell

Island Map Publishing
Released: January 1st, 2020
Hardcover (140 pages)

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  • Manufacturer: Island Map Publishing
  • ISBN: 0578611929
  • EAN: 9780578611921
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  • Edition: Second Edition
  • Number of Pages: 140
  • Author: Todd T. Turrell
  • Publication Date: January 1st, 2020
  • Release Date: January 1st, 2020
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Freedom and Resistance: A Social History of Black Loyalists in the Bahamas (Contested Boundaries)

By Christopher Curry

University Press of Florida
Released: September 25th, 2018
Paperback (268 pages)

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  • Brand: University Press of Florida
  • ISBN: 0813064872
  • EAN: 9780813064871
  • PartNumber: 9780813064871
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  • Format: Illustrated
  • Edition: Reprint
  • Number of Pages: 268
  • Author: Christopher Curry
  • Publication Date: September 25th, 2018
  • Release Date: September 25th, 2018
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  • Size: 9.0 inches by 6.0 inches by 0.61 inches
  • Weight: 0.91712300992 pounds
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The Bahamas in American History

By Keith Tinker

Xlibris Corporation
Released: November 30th, 2011
Paperback (170 pages)

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  • ISBN: 1465310827
  • EAN: 9781465310828
  • PartNumber: 9781465310828
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  • Number of Pages: 170
  • Author: Keith Tinker
  • Publication Date: November 30th, 2011
  • Release Date: November 30th, 2011
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  • Size: 9.0 inches by 6.0 inches by 0.39 inches
  • Weight: 0.54895103238 pounds
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Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America

By A. Talbot Bethell

Heritage Books
Released: February 28th, 2008
Paperback (238 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0788412493
  • EAN: 9780788412493
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  • Edition: 3rd
  • Number of Pages: 238
  • Author: A. Talbot Bethell
  • Publication Date: February 28th, 2008
  • Release Date: February 28th, 2008
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  • Size: 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches by 0.54 inches
  • Weight: 0.62 pounds
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The Big Book of Bahamas Facts: An Educational Country Travel Picture Book for Kids about History, Destination Places, Animals, and Many More

By James K. Mahi

Lindesa
Released: September 22nd, 2023
Paperback (40 pages)

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  • EAN: 9798862156973
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  • Number of Pages: 40
  • Author: James K. Mahi
  • Publication Date: September 22nd, 2023
  • Release Date: September 22nd, 2023
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What Manner of Man Is This?: The Duke of Windsor's Years in The Bahamas

By Orville A Turnquest

Grant's Town Press
Released: December 5th, 2016
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What Manner of Man Is This?: The Duke of Windsor s Years in The Bahamas
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  • ISBN: 9769597619
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  • Number of Pages: 194
  • Author: Orville A Turnquest
  • Publication Date: December 5th, 2016
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  • Weight: 0.6393405598 pounds
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