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the Bahamas
the Bahamas , officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 301,800), 4,403 sq mi (11,404 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of some 700 islands and islets and about 2,400 cays, beginning c.50 mi (80 km) off SE Florida and extending c.600 mi (970 km) SE almost to ... Read more
Freeport
Freeport city (1990 pop. 25,115), Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a private development company to create a free port and business area. The venture was a rapid success, resulting in the additiona... Read more
San Salvador
San Salvador island of the Bahamas , West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it Guanahani, and it has also been named Watling or Watlings Island. It was formerly confused with what is now known a... Read more
John Murray Dunmore, 4th earl of
John Murray Dunmore, 4th earl of 1732-1809, British colonial governor of Virginia, a Scottish peer. Appointed governor of New York in 1770, he remained there for about 11 months before being transferred to Virginia. In 1774 he led the Virginians in a campaign against Native Americans usually known ... Read more
Abaco and Cays
Abaco and Cays , island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most northerly of the Bahamas. It includes Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and the surrounding cays. The low islands, composed mainly of coral limestone, have native pine forests. Fish and sponges are taken from surrounding waters. G... Read more
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers 1679?-1732, British privateer and colonial administrator. A romantic figure, Rogers plundered (1708-9) Spanish commerce in the Pacific and rescued Alexander Selkirk from the Juan Fernández islands. He later (1717) leased the Bahama islands and served as the first governor the... Read more
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling 1930-2000, prime minister of the Bahamas (1967-92). The son of a policeman, he received a law degree (1952) from London Univ. As leader of the Progressive Liberal party, he represented the large black majority in the Bahamas and became the country's first prime minister of... Read more
Arawak
Arawak , linguistic stock of indigenous people who came from South America and, at the time of the Spanish Conquest, occupied the islands of the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Trinidad, and other areas of Amazonia. Before the arrival of the Spanish they were driven from the Lesser Antilles by the C... Read more
Blackbeard
Blackbeard d. 1718, English pirate. His name was probably Edward Teach, Thatch, or Thach. He probably began as a privateer in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), then turned pirate. In 1716-18 he preyed on shipping and coastal settlements of the West Indies and the Atlantic coast of North ... Read more
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins 1718-1802, American Revolutionary naval hero, b. Scituate, R.I.; brother of Stephen Hopkins . He commanded a privateer in the French and Indian War, and in Dec., 1775, he was appointed commander in chief of the newly established Continental navy. In 1776 he made a successful raid on N... Read more

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The Bahamas
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies ...Many shipping firms use the Bahamas to register their vessels...the United States make the Bahamas an ideal tourist destination...nation is also aided by its history of political stability and...A negative effect of the Bahamas' proximity to the United States...
the Bahamas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...other islands. Government The Bahamas are governed under the constitution...administrative districts. History Before the arrival of Europeans, the Bahamas were inhabited by the Lucayos...foot in the New World in the Bahamas (1492), presumably at San...
Bahamians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...the official language of the Bahamas. Creolized English, termed...converse in several dialects. History and Cultural Relations The Bahamas were discovered by Europeans...plantations. This influx to the Bahamas increased the number of Whites...
Bahama Islands
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...Location and Geography. The Bahamas lie in the Atlantic off the...each other and to their past. History and Ethnic Relations Emergence...hemispheric landfall in the Bahamas and claimed them for Spain...The Spanish never settled the Bahamas, and the region became a haven...
post-colonial literature
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...which addresses questions of history, identity, ethnicity, gender...Suez, or perhaps when the Bahamas were granted their independence...fore neglected Black heroes. History, however, is not an epic...people who truly mattered to history but who, for political and...
Cotton Industry
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...thirteenth century. The known history of cotton in the New World...Columbus (1451-1506) in the Bahamas Islands in the autumn of 1492...s article “ The History of Cotton Trade: From Origin...2005] for a comprehensive history of the cotton trade). Considerable...
Columbus, Christopher
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...where) in what are now the Bahamas. The admiral “took...Era of European ; Indian History and Culture: Migration and Pre-Columbian Era ; Indian History and Culture: Distribution...Groups, Circa 1500 ; Indian History and Culture: From 1500 to...
West Indies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...divided into three groups: the Bahamas ; the Greater Antilles ( Cuba...of black African descent. History Before European settlement...From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969...P. M. Sherlock, A Short History of the West Indies (3d ed...
Esek Hopkins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...to swoop down on New Providence in the Bahamas to capture guns and ammunition for the...triumph. On his return voyage from the Bahamas, Hopkins missed an excellent chance to...study is Gardner Weld Allen, A Naval History of the American Revolution (2 vols...
Black West Indians in the United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...either from the British West Indies (Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin...British West Indies are from Jamaica. The History of Black West Indians and Haitians and...speak English with a British accent. History and Cultural Relations Although some came...

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Bahamas, The Commonwealth of The
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...of taxation has led to the Bahamas becoming an important financial...was established in 1976. History The earliest known inhabitants of the Bahamas were Arawak Indians. According...settle there. In 1629 the Bahamas were included in the British...
Catesby, Mark
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...23 December 1749), natural history . His father, John, was a...attention of the English natural history circle. When Catesby returned...would result in the Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and...parts of 1725 and 1726 in the Bahamas. Catesby ’ s career...
West Indies, British and French
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the white population of the Bahamas traces its descent to loyalists...supplies from Britain. The Bahamas served as a major site for...diplomatic relations. Haiti's history has been marked by frequent...for the United States. The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, among...
Maps and Mapmaking
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...techniques. Thus, the history of cartography in the United States reflects human history — exploration...displays with computers. The history of cartography in America...beans to depict the smaller Bahamas and Lesser Antilles. The...
Creole Slave Case
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...ship to the British port of Nassau in the Bahamas where upon arrival they were all set free...The Creole Affair." Journal of Negro History 65.3 (Summer 1980): 196 –...the Creole Slave Revolt." Civil War History 21 (March 1975): 28 – 50...
Marine Corps, United States
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...come from the sea to fight on land (littoral warfare). The history of the Marine Corps traditionally dates from 10 November 1775...first marines executed a successful amphibious raid into the Bahamas in March 1776; joined George Washington at Princeton, New...
Slave Trade
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...political gain has played a fundamental role throughout human history in the development of nations. Ancient Greek and Roman societies...present-day Haiti, as early as 1501. Upon his arrival in the Bahamas, Columbus himself captured seven of the natives for their...
Michaux, André
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...along the St. Johns River and its savannahs in Spanish Florida. Mark Catesby ’ s Natural History prompted him to visit the Bahamas. The last trip for which Michaux received support from the pre-Revolutionary French government was...

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Coca-Cola North America and sweepstakes winners embark on history adventure during 'Journey to Bahamas'
Newspaper article from: Westside Gazette; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...taken its observance of Black History international with a celebration in Nassau, Bahamas. Recently, more than 60...adventure during its Journey to Bahamas. The group toured the historical...Cola Bottling Company of the Bahamas; Paul Cecil Aranha, a white...
History created, local car exported to Bahamas
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 9/10/2003; ; 687 words ; HISTORY was created in western Jamaica on Friday...Island Cruiser motorcars to a buyer in the Bahamas. "Today Jamaica has taken one giant step...safe vehicles." In explaining how the Bahamas buyer became aware of the Excel car, Mr...
Welcome to the Bahamas.(brief notes on history and popular culture)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...have much to lure tourists. The history of the Bahamas is a long, colorful one, filled...Gradually, "bajamar" became "Bahamas." The Spanish settlers enslaved...citizens of today's independent Bahamas. The English, expanding their...
More than pretty beaches: Dutch St. Maarten offers history, culture and activities for its visitors. (Destination: Caribbean/Bahamas).
Magazine article from: Travel Agent; 4/7/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...having 37 beaches, but it also has a rich history, landscape and culture that it wants...are still worth a visit, if not for the history then at least for the views. Fort Amsterdam...the island's past. A great choice for history buffs, this museum features artifacts...
PROFESSOR WILLIE VISITS BAHAMAS AS PART OF EMBASSY'S PROGRAM FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/28/2007; 542 words ; ...its keynote speaker for Black History Month. Dr. Willie's trip...problems that confront the Bahamas and the United States, bringing...Education at The College of The Bahamas hosted a lecture by Dr. Willie...enjoyed his meetings in The Bahamas. His lunch with Sir Clement...
Wyndham Signs Agreement to Brand 850-Room Bahamas Resort; Largest Property Franchise Contract in Company's History; Resort Undergoing $12 Million Renovation.
Business Wire; 10/22/2002; 700+ words ; ...The resort, Wyndham's largest property franchise contract signed to date, represents the company's re-entry into the Bahamas market. "With the addition of the Wyndham Nassau to our resort portfolio, we're now the largest U.S.-based hotel...
Bahamas Weather Conference Debuts Video Podcast.
PR Newswire; 3/6/2006; 700+ words ; ...share in the news and information of the Bahamas Weather Conference Podcast. The Islands Of The Bahamas made history in 1997 by becoming the first Caribbean...of hurricanes directly by creating the Bahamas Weather Conference. Since its inception...
Hurricane Frances Tears Into Bahamas
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/3/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...sparsely populated southeastern Bahamas Thursday, unleashing ferocious...has about 3,000 residents. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie...intense hurricane in recorded history." Most buildings in the Bahamas are built of concrete, stone...
How-to Bahamas: Places, Prices and Passage
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/27/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...The rest of the islands of the Bahamas are the Out Islands - where the...ambiance serene and reclusive. The Bahamas boasts a history rich in the lore of piracy and...power in the West Indies. The Bahamas got caught in the competition...
MOON Bahamas-'All Systems Go'.
Business Wire; 10/27/2004; 700+ words ; ...Associates, Nassau, The Bahamas, led amiably by its outstanding...for the betterment of The Bahamas and its citizens which we...2004 SpaceShipOne made history by winning the coveted Ansari X Prize. The MOON Bahamas Team would like to congratulate...