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Excerpt from The Land of the Pink Pearl, or Recollections of Life in the Bahamas
Again, Mr. Salmon, whose acquaintance I have had the honour of making during the progress of this work, tells me that until he met me, the idea of including the Bahamas in any scheme of West Indian Confederation never entered his head.
As my friend says, they are as little known in the West Indies as an Irish village, whilst in the mother country their name is never heard outside the walls of the Colonial Office, unless it be among the supporters of the or the Wesleyan and Baptist Missions.
But many an interesting story has been told of an Irish village, and it may be my readers will find interest in my story of this obscure corner of her Majesty''s dominions, which may well be termed the outpost of the New World, seeing that it was one of the Bahama Islands that Columbus first sighted.
The present moment is not inopportune to write on West Indian matters, as Mr. Fronde has of late turned the attention of the English reading public in that direction.
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Again, Mr. Salmon, whose acquaintance I have had the honour of making during the progress of this work, tells me that until he met me, the idea of including the Bahamas in any scheme of West Indian Confederation never entered his head.
As my friend says, they are as little known in the West Indies as an Irish village, whilst in the mother country their name is never heard outside the walls of the Colonial Office, unless it be among the supporters of the or the Wesleyan and Baptist Missions.
But many an interesting story has been told of an Irish village, and it may be my readers will find interest in my story of this obscure corner of her Majesty''s dominions, which may well be termed the outpost of the New World, seeing that it was one of the Bahama Islands that Columbus first sighted.
The present moment is not inopportune to write on West Indian matters, as Mr. Fronde has of late turned the attention of the English reading public in that direction.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Louis Diston Powles
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265770863
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 370
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Author
Louis Diston Powles
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ISBN - 9781527749795
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 372
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