Reference Works

We recommend the following books, papers and websites because they contain a rich variety of historical information on St. Vincent and its people, as well as some beautiful photos of locations around the island.

Bequia Sweet Sweet: First Island of the St Vincent Grenadines
(Cass Library of West Indian Studies, No. 23) (reprint of the 1831 original publication) by Pat Mitchell ISBN: 0333609522

City of Arches, Memories of an Island Capital, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
By: Dr. Vivian Child (well known St. Vincent Medical doctor, journalist, and artist) Includes almost 150 illustrations and pictures Read more about it and Order Online from:
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An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent
(Cass Library of West Indian Studies, No. 23) (reprint of the 1831 original publication)
By Charles Shephard ISBN: 0714619515

Trade, Government, and Society in Caribbean History, 1700 - 1920
by Barry W. Higman ISBN 0435080091

The Brigands’s War in St Vincent: The view from the French records, 1794-1796

“The Picture Postcards of St. Vincent and the Grenadines” by Chin Aleong

A Vindication of My Conduct
By Dr. Todd E. Harburn & Rodger Durham
ISBN: 0788420925

The Colthurst journal: Journal of a special magistrate in the islands of Barbados and St. Vincent,
July 1835 - September 1838
by John Bowen Colthurst ASIN: 0527618314

The Diary of the Reverend William Fidler 1825 - 1827

Website with search function for finding names, as well as various general topics.

Between Slavery and Freedom: Special Magistrate John Anderson’s Journal of St. Vincent During the Apprenticeship (Early American Studies) by John Anderson, Roderick A. McDonald (Editor), Richard S. Dunn - Univ. of PA Press; (April 2001)
ISBN: 0812235967