Minor wear to covers, bookshop stamp on fep otherwise pages clean and binding sound. A memoir of one of Barbados? illustrious sons who rose from humble beginnings to occupy the highest office in the land.

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Title

Notes of a Native Governor General: The Memoirs of Sir Elliott Fitzroy

Publisher

Caribbean Chapters Publishing, Barbados

Publication Date

2020

Language

English

ISBN 13

9798575884217

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

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Caribbean Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

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As this narrative unfolds, Barbadians—particularly young Barbadians—will get a first-hand glimpse of how our hero, a boy from relative obscurity, was able to emerge from the inconvenient shadows of the rural village to become the occupant of the highest office in his native land. His elevation did not come about by accident of birth, by sponsorship, or by a stroke of luck. When this second-last child of a family of eight was growing up in the remote and obscure village known as Boscobel, it was beyond the realm of the imagination that one day he would occupy the highest office in the land.

This story is not only about Sir Elliott Belgrave, it is about the descendants of slaves who fought to preserve their dignity and independence at a time when Barbados was shaking off its colonial restraints and claiming its sovereignty. It allows us to share in the struggles and triumphs of a brave son of the soil.

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After selling new and second hand books in a brick and mortar establishment for 34 years I have now gone exclusively online. My specialty areas are the Caribbean and books by and about people of the African Diaspora. I also stock antique prints and rare and hard to find books in other subject areas. My aim is always to please the customer, connecting them to elusive, hard-to-find titles is always a source of great satisfaction. In short, I love doing what I do.

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