caribbean area

Presents a true story that retraces the journey of three sailors, their boats, and a devastating hurricane that hit the Caribbean in November of 1999.

A collection of folklore from the West Indies.

Provides a comprehensive assessment of how Latin America and the Caribbean are facing the environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.

Provides brief biographical information on twelve Caribbean women writers and discusses their work through critical excerpts. Includes a bibliography of works written by each featured author.

Explores the cuisine of the Caribbean, describing popular dishes, common spices, traditional holiday meals, and favorite recipes.

Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in the Caribbean region and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Christmas and New Year, Carnival, the Crop Over harvest festival, and Phagwa.

A journey through the history of Christmas in the Hispanic islands. The author describes all the foods of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and includes a few recipes.

A collection of tales from the Caribbean, including Creation myths, Anansi stories, and animal fables.

Discusses how the religious oppression suffered by Jewish people during the Inquisition lead some individuals to become pirates on the open seas, and describes the lives of Sinan--Barbarossa's second-in-command--Rabbi Samuel Palache--who commanded ships before founding Holland's Jewish community--and others.

Harry Morgan, seeking to earn a living for himself and his family, turns to rum-running between Cuba and Key West during the depression of the 1930s.