The Dominica Story
The Dominica Story: A History of the Island is a history book from 1975, written by famed Dominican historian Lennox Honychurch. Originally presented as a miniseries for Radio Dominica (now DBS Radio) in 1974, the inaugural edition covered every aspect of local history from prehistory up to the then-present (the island's 1967 Associated Statehood).
 First edition | |
| Author | Lennox Honychurch |
|---|---|
| Country | Dominica |
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Letchworth Press (1975) Macmillan (1995) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-333-62776-8 (hardcover, 1995 edition, Macmillan) |
| OCLC | 60126665 |
The book's first edition of 18 chapters was an immediate bestseller upon its release. A revised version with 21 chapters was printed in 1984. A commercial edition, this time with 24 chapters and focusing on local events in the 1980s and 1990s, was published in 1995 by the Caribbean imprint of Macmillan.
Chapters in the 1995 edition
- An Island of Fire
- The First Settlers
- The Kalinago - The "Island Carib"
- Columbus and Spain
- Land of Two Nations
- France Moves In
- The British in Dominica
- The Plantation
- The French Return
- The Fighting Maroons
- Revolution and Ransom
- The Last Maroon War
- Peace and Freedom
- The Years of Change
- An Unsettled Society
- New Men, New Energy
- Between Two Wars
- The Church
- Development and Welfare
- After God, The Land
- Statehood
- Towards Independence
- A Stormy Path
- Inventing a Nation
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See also
- From Columbus to Castro: A History of the Caribbean, by former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Eric Williams
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