{"product_id":"making-waves-how-the-west-indies-shaped-the-united-states-9789766379544","title":"Making Waves: How the West Indies Shaped the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe West Indian impact on the United States goes far beyond the human and natural resources mined and exploited during slavery in the New World. And even though the West Indies and the US are inextricably linked by these binding influences, much untapped information still exists. Many stories are yet untold of the Caribbean men, women and islands that have had an impact on American history, politics, economics and culture before that period and long thereafter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMaking Waves: How the West Indies Shaped the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, Debbie Jacob gives a surprising, vivacious account of the West Indian influence beginning in the 17th century. From Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, and renowned West Indians such as Alexander Hamilton, Marcus Garvey, Oscar de la Renta, Bob Marley and Sidney Poitier, to famous Americans such as George Washington, John Hancock and Oliver Perry, stories of island power emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Waves\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the ingenuity and significance of the West Indies and features the crucial yet little known role that Barbados played in winning the American Revolutionary War and causing the US Civil War. West Indians founded US cities; sparked witch hysteria, created movie magic and an NFL star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacob, Debbie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Debbie Jacob is a journalist for Trinidad Newsday, a school librarian in Port of Spain and an English teacher at the Port of Spain Prison. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Ohio State University and a masters degree in international education from Framingham State University, Massachusetts. She is the author of eight books, including Wishing for Wings.","brand":"Ian Randle Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367914180882,"sku":"9789766379544","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90326f5c-1851-48f3-b0ae-3761b11be4f5.jpg?v=1728500287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/making-waves-how-the-west-indies-shaped-the-united-states-9789766379544","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}