There is a surprisingly rich resource of books on the West Indies.  Only a few books on the Caribbean are commonly found in bookshops but there are an enormous range of titles in existence.  There is a fine online bibliography of West Indies books, mostly sorted by author, compiled by Don Mitchell at http://books.ai

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1808 (23 June) An Act for enabling the Commissioners appointed to examine Accounts of Public Expenditures in the West Indies, more speedily and effectually to investigate the said accounts. H.M.S.O. 4pp. Fine. £4 1810 (24 May) An Act for altering the mode of collecting the Duty on Insurances against loss of Fire, upon Property in His Majesty's Islands and Possessions in the West Indies,... H.M.S.O. 8pp. Fine. £4 1812 (22 Dec) An Act for indemnifying such persons as have advised or acted under an order in Council for allowing Importation of certain articles into the West Indies, ... H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £4 1815 (2 May) An Act to amend certain Acts respecting the exportation and importation of sugar, and further to regulate the importation of sugar, coffee, and other articles from certain islands in the West Indies. H.M.S.O. 4pp. Fine. £6 1818 (23 May) An Act to permit the importation of certain articles into His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in the West Indies,... H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £4 1820 (15 July) An Act to carry into effect certain licences, permitting the removal of Negro Slaves from the Bahama Islands to Demerara. H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £7 1825 (27 Jun) An Act to extend to the island of Mauritius, the duties and regulations which relate to the British Islands in the West Indies. H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £4 1826 (22 Mar) An Act to amend an Act of the last session of Parliament, for making provision for the salaries of certain Bishops,...in the Diosese of Jamaica, and in the Diosese of Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands.. H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £4 1832 (23 May) An Act to allow the importation of lumber, and of fish and provisions, Duty free, into the islands of Barbadoes, Saint Vincent, and Saint Lucia; and to indemnify the Governors.. H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £6 1836 (7 Jun) An Act to make provision for the better administration of justice in certain of His Majesty's West India Colonies. H.M.S.O. 8pp. Fine. £6 1838 (4 Aug) An Act for the better government of Prisons in the West Indies. H.M.S.O. 4pp. Fine. £6 1839 (19 July) An Act to provide for the Enactment of certain laws in the island of Jamaica. H.M.S.O. 2pp. Fine. £5 CARSTENSEN B. Betty's Hope An Antiguan Sugar Plantation. Bettys Hope Trust 1993 24pp. Fine in card covers. £5 CHALKLEY T. A Journal or, Historical Account of the Life, Travels and Christian Experiences, of that Antient, Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, Thomas Chalkley, who departed this life in the island of Tortola, the fourth day of the ninth month, 1741. London 1751 ix + 326pp. 2nd ed., mostly clean apart from a little writing on title page and old contemporary notes on the book on the front end paper. Lacking rear end paper. Original worn full calf, the hinges very weak, the front board almost detached. A Quaker preacher who came to America in 1700. He visited the West Indies and Bermuda. Interesting details on Anguilla, Barbados, Bermuda and the first written acount of Tortola. £320 BELL E.Y. Beautiful Bermuda. The Standard Guide to Bermuda. Bermuda Tourist and Advertising Board 1913 lv + 234pp + 2 folding maps. 5th revised ed. Clean in original cloth, slighty shaken. £70 PENNELL J. Joseph Pennell's Pictures of the Panama Canal. J.B. Lippincott Co 1913 28 lithographic prints + accompanying text. 5th ed., fine in original cloth. £12 CRABB Rev J.A. Christ for Jamaica. A Symposium of religious activities compiled by the Jamaica Christian Council. Pioneer Press, Kngston, Jamaica 1951 101pp. Paperback. Cover slightly damaged otherwise fine. £6 LEMOINE M. Bitter Sugar. Translated from the French by Andrea Johnston. Zed Books Ltd. 1985 308pp. 1st English ed., very fine in original boards. Story of Estime, a Haitian, who enrols as a migrant labourer to cut cane in the Dominican Republic and finds that he has been sold into virtual slavery. £9 OGILVIE W.G. Cactus Village. Pioneer Press, Kngston, Jamaica 1953 viii + 171pp. 1st ed. Paperback. Fine. Novel set in Jamaica. £20 OGILVIE W.G. The Ghost Bank. The Jamaican Prize novel of 1953. Pioneer Press, Kngston, Jamaica 1953 viii + 124pp. 1st ed. Paperback. Fine. Novel set in Jamaica. £20 Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Next page

Links to other West Indies sites

CaribSeek - The Caribbean Search Directory  

Caribbean Vacation Guide

http://caribbean-guide.info/

Make the Caribbean Guide your first stop for learning about the advantages of traveling to these gorgeous islands.

Family history of Jamaica

http://users.pullman.com/mitchelm/jamaica.htm

Sources of genealogy and historical information

Turks and Caicos Islands Museum

http://www.tcmuseum.org