Download or read book Portraits of Historic St Croix Before and After Hurricane Hugo written by Dorene E. Carter and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a phoenix from the ashes of natural disaster. It is an historically significant song of survival that poignantly juxtaposes the fallout of the century's most vicious tropical storm & the architectural chronology of the Caribbean island of St. Croix. St. Croix, the largest of the U. S. Virgin Islands, sustained massive damages when the eye of Hurricane Hugo passed directly over it on September 17-18, 1989. In "Portraits of Historic St. Croix," author Dorene E. Carter, Ph.D., creates an evocative pre-Hugo, post-Hugo tapestry. Here, a classic 19th-century West Indian cottage appears on the opposite page as a pile of splinters & twisted metal. There, a congregation poses sedately in front of the Frederiksted Wesleyan Holiness Church which, on the facing leaf, is reduced to a heap of rubble. Historians & historical preservationists will delight in the narrative detail, from quaint descriptions of arcaded building & pitched "hip" roofs to the anectodal captions. And anyone who has ever been curious about the aftermath of a hurricane will be spellbound by the graphic plates of Hugo's decimation & stark before & after contrast of both the structures & the environment. Carter, who was born & raised on St. Croix, where she publishes a quarterly magazine called Caribbean Digest, took most of the 97 intriguing color photographs herself. She is also the editor & publisher. The resulting duality is the book's singular charm: It is at once a loving pictorial memento for those who understand the implications of natural disaster & an intimate testimonial to the timeless Caribbean resilience of St. Croix.
Download or read book Hell Under God s Orders written by Gloria I. Joseph and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on Hurricane Hugo s Impact on Historic Resources in the United States Virgin Islands with Recommendations for Preservation Action written by Frederik C. Gjessing and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies 1993 written by Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medical Relief to St Croix After Hurricane Hugo written by Joseph H. Dwek and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands written by Harry S. Pariser and published by Hunter Publishing (NJ). This book was released on 1996-11-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete update of this bestselling guide to the U.S. and British Virgins, this edition includes the changes resulting from last year's hurricane devastation. Focusing on outdoor activities, the author explores every island, each with its unique charm. He takes readers to all of the sights, especially those off the beaten track, telling them the best way to get there, how much the trip will cost and when they should visit. Maps.
Download or read book St Croix written by Elizabeth Rezende and published by . This book was released on 2009* with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Croix - Historic photos takes us back in time to the 1860s-1917, a period when St. Croix was part of the danish West Indies. The three islands were sold in 1917. The text and the photos tell the story of the inhabitants' lives on the brink of agricultural, social and economic change. The photos give a hint of the labor tensions of 1878 and 1916, underscoring the need to replace the old plantation culture with a more modern agricultural production. Many subjects are covered, from the sharp realism in the sugar fields to the leisurely free time of the planter family."--Cover [p. 4].
Download or read book Subject Guide to Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 2118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Croix and Hurricane Hugo written by Linda L. Lowry and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Park Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virgin Islands written by Harry S. Pariser and published by Hunter Publishing (NJ). This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Island Boy Photobook The U S Virgin Islands written by Arnold E. van Beverhoudt, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1600s, Denmark established settlements on the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. They became known as the Danish West Indies. In the early days of World War I, the United States took a keen interest in the islands because of their location and the possibility they might fall under control of Germany. Denmark agreed to sell the islands to the United States and, on March 31, 1917, the Danish West Indies were officially transferred to the United States, becoming the U.S. Virgin Islands. This first of a series of Island Boy Photobooks presents a visual history of the U.S. Virgin Islands in 311 stunning photographs (267 in full color). This ""one of a kind"" book showcases the islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John over a period of 115 years - from 1900 to 2014. The photos not only highlight the islands as they were but also as they are today, making this book a great souvenir for anyone who wants a keepsake of a treasured visit to the islands or a fulfilling lifetime there.
Download or read book Lost Pirate Treasures of St Croix written by John A. Boyd and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research of John A. Boyd tracks all known pirate activity on the island of St. Croix. Many pirates brought treasure to the island as did smugglers and merchants. It is well documented that Captain James Martel was killed on the island and half of his fortune lost to time so he certainly rates a Chapter. Owen Lloyd took the treasure of Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe. Part of Lloyd's treasure was buried on the island and this stash became his bank until he was murdered in Christiansted. His story has been retold for centuries as part of Robert Luis Stevenson's book, Treasure Island. Only a small amount of this treasure remains on St. Croix so his chapter is small. By far the biggest fortune that probably remains hidden on St. Croix is the vast amount of wealth amassed by Jean La Vasseur while Governor of Tortuga. During his reign, 1640 to 1652, he took a minimum of ten percent of all of the prizes captured by the Buccaneers of Tortuga referred to as the Brethren of the Coast. He also collected taxes on all imports to the island. However, he cheated his partner in this criminal empire, Governor Phillippe de Lonvillers dePoincy of St. Croix, by keeping everything for himself. De Poincy retaliated by conquering Tortuga and claiming the Fortune of La Vasseur as his own. After de Poincy's military conquest of Tortuga, this treasure is also lost to time. The research for this book brings that fortune to St. Croix where it is probably still well hidden.
Download or read book Saint Croix Insular School Administrators Evaluation of System Responses to Hurricane Hugo written by Charles V. Balch and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Survival Is a Promise written by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] scintillating tour de force . . . in a free-ranging style as distinctive as its subject . . . Forgoing the strictures and linearity of traditional biography, Gumbs enlivens her narrative with unconventional flourishes that in lesser hands might feel like a gimmick but here come across as revelation . . . Gumbs is a master stylist with a knack for writing sentences at once direct and expansive (“The scale of the life of the poet is the scale of the universe”). This is a feast for the intellect—and the soul." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A celebration of a tireless advocate . . . Stars, hurricanes, and even whale songs feature in a narrative notable for lyrical prose and unabashed admiration . . . Gumbs offers thoughtful analyses of Lorde’s poems, as well as the pressures and pleasures of her life: friends and lovers; marriage to a white gay man; motherhood; divorce; and recurring cancer . . . A defiant woman sensitively and incisively portrayed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Gumbs, one of our great poets, has delivered not only a masterful biography of Audre Lorde but a revolution in what a biography can be. Whether you only know Lorde through her most famous quotes or if you’ve read everything she wrote a thousand times, there is something new and exciting here for you. Structurally playful, deeply researched, vibrantly felt, it’s a masterwork all around." —LitHub A bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde. We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer, a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T-shirts, nonprofit annual reports, and campus diversity-center walls. But even those who are inspired by Lorde’s teachings on “the creative power of difference” may be missing something fundamental about her life and work, and what they can mean for us today. Lorde’s understanding of survival was not simply about getting through to the other side of oppression or being resilient in the face of cancer. It was about the total stakes of what it means to be in relationship with a planet in transformation. Possibly the focus on Lorde’s quotable essays, to the neglect of her complex poems, has led us to ignore her deep engagement with the natural world, the planetary dynamics of geology, meteorology, and biology. For her, ecological images are not simply metaphors but rather literal guides to how to be of earth on earth, and how to survive—to live the ethics that a Black feminist lesbian warrior poetics demands. In Survival Is a Promise, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Lorde’s manuscript archives, illuminates the eternal life of Lorde. Her life and work become more than a sound bite; they become a cosmic force, teaching us the grand contingency of life together on earth.
Download or read book The Impact of Hurricane Hugo on Historic Places written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christiansted St Croix USVI written by Evelyn Pena Felix and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images and History of Christiansted St. Croix. This books features pictures of Historic building including churches, the fort, scalehouse and old custom house. It also has photos of the boardwalk and adjacent areas.
