Books About The British Virgin Islands

Millennium Edition of "Early History of the BVI -
From Columbus to Emancipation" published.

248 pages, A4 size 8" x 12", hardback; gold spine; color de-lux dust jacket
US$50.00 shipped by Priority Mail to USA destinations
US$60.00 shipped by Air to Canada, Caribbean
US$88.00 shipped by Air to all other destinations (Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa etc)

Send orders to:
Vernon Pickering, P.O. Box 704, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
E-Mail: issun@candwbvi.net

(Terms: no credit cards; personal check from USA; bank money order in US$ drawn on USA bank from all other countries including Canada)

The Millennium edition of the BVI's best selling book, Early History of the British Virgin Islands - From Columbus to Emancipation by Vernon W. Pickering is now being distributed internationally and stocks have reached local bookstores on Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The news comes from Falcon Publications International. Pickering's book was first published in 1983 and a second edition followed in 1997. In both instances the book was a sell-out in a few months time. The publishers have also announced that they are working on a new and expanded edition in hardback of Pickering's Concise History of the BVI - From the Amerindians to the Third Millennium. No publication date for this new edition was given by the Milan-New York publishers but the author has indicated that it may be in print before Christmas 2000.

Early History of the BVI provides a descriptive and detailed history of the British Virgin Islands from 1493 to 1834. In recounting the history of these islands, this volume focuses on the interrelated religious, political, economic and social developments. Complemented by over 60 large-size illustrations, including old maps, prints and historical documents, Early History of the British Virgin Islands is a comprehensive and thought-provoking study of the islands and their people. This book has been described as a lively blend of drama and reporting that provides glorious reading.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:
"1493 discovery of the islands by Columbus"
"Pirates, Buccaneers, Treasures, Trade and Smuggling"
"Quakersâ influence on BVI History"
"Methodist Missionaries"
"Slavery and Slave Rebellions"
"African Apprentices and Treatment of Slaves"
"Abolition of Slave Trade and Emancipation"
"Nottinghamsâ manumission of their slaves"
"The trial of Arthur Hodge"
"African Apprentices and their stories"
"Lettsom, Thornton, Humphreys"
"Communications, Stamps and Postal History - Early BVI coins"