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A history of the Bahamian people: From the ending of slavery to the twenty-first century (2nd ed. University of Georgia Press, 2000). Granberry, Julius and Gary S. Vescelius. (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5123-X; Johnson, Howard. (1996) The Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783 ...
The era of piracy in the Bahamas began in 1696, when the privateer Henry Avery brought his ship the Fancy loaded with loot from plundering Indian trade ships into Nassau harbour. Avery bribed the governor Nicholas Trott with gold and silver, and with the Fancy itself, still loaded with 50 tons of elephant tusks and 100 barrels of gunpowder. [ 1 ]
September 2, 1979 - Hurricane David rolls through the Bahamas as a category 1–2, as it had brought strong winds of 70–80 mph (110–130 km/h) to places such as Andros Island. It also brought heavy rainfall to The Bahamas peaking at 8 inches (200 mm). Even with the rainfall and winds, the overall damage in The Bahamas is minor.
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A 1520 expedition by the Spanish discovered only 11 people in The Bahamas; the Lucayans were effectively eradicated from these islands. The islands of the Bahamas, including Andros Island, remained uninhabited thereafter for approximately 130 years. [7] The Bahamas subsequently passed back and forth between Spanish and British rule for 150 years.
A History of the Bahamas. San Salvador Press. ISBN 0-9692568-0-9. Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary S. (2004). Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5123-X. Keegan, William F. (1992). The People Who Discovered Columbus: The Prehistory of the Bahamas. University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1137-X.
“We need to know our history and be inspired and motivated by it.” Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove extends north to Bird Avenue and U.S. 1 and south to Franklin Avenue, according to the ...
Pages in category "History of the Bahamas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...