Publishing since 1970
Categories Biography & Memoir
Biography & Memoir
SHOULDERING ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA The Life of V.C. BirdProduct no.: HP126The first full-length biography of this great Antiguan and Barbudan political leader which concludes with some reflections on the meaning of his successes and failures for postcolonial transformation not only in Antigua and Barbuda but also for the wider Caribbean |
I WAS A SOLDIER Survival Against the OddsProduct no.: HP168The story of one woman’s life-changing journey from poverty in Jamaica to triumph over illness, and to the service of Queen and country |
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS The Story of Black British Scientist Alan GoffeProduct no.: HP106Born in Britain in 1920 to a Jamaican father and an English mother, Dr Alan Goffe was one of a group of microbiologists who helped develop and improve vaccines designed to fight polio and measles RRP £8.99You save £2.00
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A BLACK STUDIES PRIMER Heroes and Heroines of the African DiasporaProduct no.: HP100An essential text for students and scholars of Black history featuring over 1,000 biographies of historical and contemporary Black figures RRP £20.00You save £8.00
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IRA ALDRIDGE Celebrated 19th Century ActorProduct no.: HP096Ira Aldridge was the first Black actor to play white roles and was acknowledged as “the world’s most celebrated interpreter of Shakespeare” during his lifetime |
CARIBBEAN PUBLISHING IN BRITAIN A Tribute to Arif AliProduct no.: HP136This book traces the tradition of Caribbean publishing in Britain, starting in the nineteenth century with the revolutionary Jamaican Robert Wedderburn |
ONE PEOPLE MAYOR A JourneyProduct no.: HP074The true story of Sebert Graham, who came to Britain from Jamaica as a boy and rose to the venerated position of local mayor of a Buckinghamshire town |
BEACONS OF LIBERATIONProduct no.: HP117A collection of brief biographies depicting historical Black leaders |
REMEMBER ME Achievements of Mixed Race People, Past and PresentProduct no.: HP055Biographies of mixed-race figures including Bob Marley, Mary Seacole and Shirley Bassey |
NAOROJI: THE FIRST ASIAN MP A Biography of Dadabhai NaorojiProduct no.: HP041This book charts the life of Britain's first Asian Member of Parliament, from humble beginnings in Bombay to the laying of the foundations of modern India RRP £11.95You save £2.96
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LEST WE FORGET The Experiences of World War II West Indian Ex-Service PersonnelProduct no.: HP036This book recalls the contribution made by West Indian men and women in defence of the 'Mother Country' during World War II RRP £11.95You save £2.00
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FROM WHERE I STANDProduct no.: HP004Published in 1987, this part biography part social commentary contains all the elements of the life story of any West Indian in Britain RRP £5.95You save £0.95
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THE AXE LAID TO THE ROOT The Story of Robert WedderburnProduct no.: HP071Born in 1762 in Jamaica of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother, Robert Wedderburn was one of the key campaigners against slavery at the beginning of the nineteenth century |
THE UNDIMINISHED LINK Forty Years and BeyondProduct no.: HP084Biography of a man who took the journey from British Guiana in 1959 to the often cold and hostile streets of London |
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