The Bahamas

by Saunders-Smith, Gail

• ISBN13: 9780333790151
• ISBN10: 0333790154
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean

Summary

For the traveler attracted to the Bahamas, this book provides all the needed information on the people, culture, and history of the islands as well as the flora, fauna, undersea life, agriculture, and sports. Walking tours of Nassau are a unique feature of the guide and a chapter on nightlife shows that evenings can be as enjoyable as the days.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Hon. Cornelius A. Smith
Preface by the Author	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
`It just keeps getting better' -- introducing the islands	1	(7)
Introducing the Bahamian people	8	(4)
A colourful history	12	(21)
New Providence - an exciting island	33	(27)
Exploring by car:	33	(1)
Going west	33	(13)
Going east	46	(7)
Paradise Island - glamour and serenity	53	(7)
Nassau - metropolis with a history	60	(8)
Walking tours of Nassau	68	(16)
Grand Bahama - tourist resort and industrial centre	84	(10)
The Family Islands	94	(92)
Introduction	94	(1)
Abaco - a yachtsman's paradise	94	(17)
Eleuthera - island of freedom	111	(15)
Andros - `the big yard'	126	(9)
The Berry Islands	135	(2)
Bimini - Hemingway's retreat	137	(5)
Exumas - yachting mecca and regatta site	142	(9)
Cat Island - island of superstition	151	(6)
Long Island - island of contrasts	157	(7)
San Salvador - island of discovery	164	(14)
Rum Cay	178	(1)
The Islands to the South	179	(3)
Inagua - the salt island and flamingo country	182	(4)
Night-life	186	(4)
Useful information about The Bahamas	190	(11)
Further reading	201