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1) The Bahamas
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the Bahamas. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
2) Barbados
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Barbados. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the West Indies. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more. This eleven-volume series explores every dimension of this beautiful and historic region. Five volumes of this series treat the four largest islands and their nations: The Dominican Republic and Haiti (both of which share the island of Hispaniola); Cuba, the largest of the four islands known as the Greater...
4) Cuba
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Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Cuba. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
6) Haiti
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Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Haiti. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
7) Jamaica
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Language
English
Description
Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Jamaica.
9) Puerto Rico
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Puerto Rico. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
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Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals. The two islands of Tinidad and Tobago, located off the northeast coast of South America in the Caribbean Sea, provide a study in contrasts. Their combined wealth makes Trinidad and Tobago among the most prosperous of the Caribbean islands.
12) Leeward Islands
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, the Leeward Islands extend from Puerto Rico to the Windward Islands, forming part of the Lesser Antilles chain. Residents and tourists alike bask in the island's warm trade winds and year-round sunshine. Tropical rain forests, dazzling coral reefs, and white, gold, or pink sand beaches attract visitors from around the world. Two independent countries, Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis, are among the...
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Windward Islands are a group of islands that stretch for more than 300 miles (483 km) around the southeastern end of the Caribbean Sea. This island group includes four independent countries: Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It also includes Martinique, an island governed by France. During the early 1600s, Europeans in sailing vessels arrived in the Windward Islands. (The name "Windward Islands" refers to the direction...