"We must remember... and we must remember everything." - Gerard
BessonThe Book of Trinidad, a perennial favourite with Trinidadians
all over the world, is an eclectic mix of travelogues, recipes,
newspaper reports, official records, the seminal work of historians
and, perhaps more importantly, the oral traditions of the very old
whose memories link back to the turn of the century. Fully
illustrated with rare pictures from a wide range of sources, The
Book of Trinidad has sold thousands of copies since its first
publication in 1986.The history of beautiful Trinidad is a
relatively short but multi-faceted one in comparison to its
neighbouring islands in the Caribbean. The Book of Trinidad travels
through centuries of Trinidad's life, exposing an experience in
which the changing of seasons was the only constant in an otherwise
timeless world.The remarkable thing in the development of Trinidad
has been the make-up of its population. Literally, people from all
over the world found a home in the island by virtue of their
Catholicism or other considerations. Truly antique strains, such as
the Rada from West Africa and Maronite Christians from the Ottoman
Empire, Brahmins from India, French aristocrats, Corsican
revolutionaries, Portuguese converted to Protestanism from Madeira,
Chinese peasants, liberated Africans, and Shiite Muslims who have
continued to the present to celebrate Muharrum (Hosay) were all
poured into the mould of British colonialism and stamped by the
prejudices of the time. Writers Bridget Brereton and Gerard Besson
bring together the people of Trinidad by commemorating the memory
of shared experiences among this plethora of cultures in the
development of our beloved country.Brereton and Besson's
collaboration in The Book of Trinidad draws together the collective
experience of the nation's people to put together the colourful
mosaic that is, in truth, our national patrimony.Bridget Brereton
was a Professor of History and the Head of the History department
at the University of the West Indies' St. Augustine campus. She has
served on several occasions as the Principal of the University of
the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.Gerard A. Besson is a
publisher, writer and historian. He is the founder of Paria
Publishing, a company that has produced around 100 titles in the
field of history and folklore. In 2007, he was the recipient of the
Hummingbird Medal (Gold) for Heritage Preservation and Promotion.
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