Whitman T Browne: 2 books
The Christena Disaster Forty-Two Years Later—Looking Backward, Looking Forward
A Caribbean Story About National Tragedy, the Burden of Colonialism, and the Challenge of Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
On a sunny afternoon in August of 1970, the Eastern Caribbean was, without warning, confronted with a terrible and tragic event. The Christena, a well-used ferry that regularly crossed the eleven-mile expanse between the twin islands if St. Kitts and Nevis sank. The two British colonial societies...
Ivor A. Stevens: Soldier, Politician, Businessman, and Family Man
The Man, His Times, and the Politics of St. Kitts–Nevis
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Ivor A. Stevens was an uncommon human being and an even more uncommon politician. He was born on St. Kitts, but grew up in the sister island of Nevis. He later served in the Canadian military, during World War 11. Upon his return to St. Kitts-Nevis in the late 1940s, Stevens soon found himself in...