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- THE BAHAMAS IN THE EARLY 1700S; A PIRATE HAVEN BROUGHT UNDER RULE. Turner, Grace // Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society;Oct2003, Vol. 25, p4
The article traces the history of the Bahamas in the early 1700s. The first English settlers in the Bahamas came in 1648 when the Company of Eleutherian Adventures gained a charter to settle in the island. It was in 1670 when the administration of the Bahamas was transferred to the six Lords...
- History. // Bahamas Country Review;2001/2002, p10
Deals with the history of the Caribbean Area country, the Bahamas. Eradication of native Lucayo people; Proliferation of pirates in early era of European activity in and around the islands; Emergence of islands as principal center of blockade running during the American Civil War; Ban on slave...
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;May2009, p4
The article offers information on the history of the Bahamas.
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;Jun2009, p4
The article provides information on the history of the Bahamas.
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;12/29/2009, p4
The article offers information on the history of the Bahamas.
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;12/28/2010, p4
The article provides information on the history of the Bahamas.
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;Jun2007, p2
The article presents a brief summary of the history of Bahamas. It was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus when he made his first landfall in the Western Hemisphere in the island country. The golden age for pirates and privateers in Bahamas were during the late 1600s to the early 1700s...
- WOODES ROGERS. Means, Richard // Woodes Rogers;1/1/2009, p1
Background information on British sea captain Woodes Rogers is presented. The author reviews how Rogers lived during the Golden Age of Piracy (c. 1700-1730). As a privateer, Rogers hunted pirates in the Caribbean Sea. He served as the British governor of the Bahamas and worked to suppress piracy...
- HISTORY. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: The Commonwealth of ;6/21/2010, p4
The article presents information on the history of The Bahamas, including its development into a major tourist and financial services center after achieving independence on July 10, 1973.
