west indies

A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

Presents various aspects of life in the Caribbean through interviews with twenty-six people representating different age groups, occupations, and countries in the area. Also includes a section of brief facts about the area and a glossary.

A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name.

Story of a young woman in the Caribbean whose family's past will be used against her by her cold-hearted and prideful husband, Rochester.

An annotated edition of Jean Rhys's novel centered upon Bertha, the Jamaican madwoman in the attic in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"; includes several of Rhys's letters, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and works of criticism discussing such aspects of the novel as colonialism, race, and Caribbean culture.

Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.

A collection of folklore from the West Indies.

Provides instructions on how to make traditional Caribbean Island handicrafts such as Jamaican woven fish, Puerto Rican vejigante masks, and tap-tap trucks.

Examines the arts of native Latin American cultures, focusing on a period that ranges from pre-Columbian times to approximately 1800.

A guide to identifying the shells that can be found on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies that includes descriptions of 800 different species, lists of shell clubs, and definitions for common shell terms.