The Bahamas from slavery to servitude, 1783-1933
By: Howard Johnson.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Gainesville, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Slavery -- Bahamas -- History.; Plantation life -- Bahamas -- History.; Truck system -- Bahamas -- History.; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Bahamas -- History.; Bahamas -- Economic conditions.
Description: "Highly important scholarly treatment of Bahamian socioeconomic history in post-emancipation period. In addition to examining last phases of slavery in both rural and urban settings, looks at export economies of salt, cotton, pineapples, and sponges, and their roles in emergence of mercantile middle class. Concludes that partly because of flawed governmental policies, workers ended up in servitude and ultimately migrated to Miami"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-212) and index.