| You will read about the Taino
Indians, Europeans, Africans, Indians, Chinese,
and Middle Easterners. Now you will understand the
significance of the national symbols: the flag,
tree, bird, fruit, and flower, as well as the coat
of arms, the national anthem and pledge. Be inspired
by the life stories of Nanny of the Maroons, Sam
Sharp, Paul Bogle, William Gordon, Marcus Garvey,
Alexander Bustamante, and Norman Manley. Every subject
is beautifully illustrated. |
Hector Coward is a Jamaican immigrant.
He earned a bachelors degree at New York University,
and a masters at Cornell University. In 1976 he
returned to Jamaica and worked as an education officer
in educational broadcasting with the public schools,
and as Distant Teaching Coordinator with the University
of the West Indies’ ROSE teacher training project.
He returned to the US in 1996 where he now operates
The Reading Tree which publishes the book. |
