Igniting the Caribbean's Past: Fire in British West Indian History

by Bonham C. Richardson

Book Overview

Unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have influenced Caribbean history, the region's fires have almost always been caused by humans. Geographer Bonham C. Richardson explores the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, from the British Virgin Islands south to Trinidad. Focusing on the late nineteenth century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region, Richardson shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807855235
• ISBN13: 9780807855232
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"