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Bermudan History
The first appearance of Bermuda in the historical record is in 1511, when
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera mentions the islands in his book, Legatio Babylonica.
It is likely that the islands were discovered a few years earlier at the very
beginning of the 16th century, but the exact date is unknown.
Later in the century, both Spanish and Portuguese ships are believed to have
regularly stopped at the islands to replenish their supplies of food and water,
and there was even an attempt to establish a breeding stock of hogs on the islands.
A Portuguese ship is also believed to have become stuck in the islands' reefs, and the sailors
had to build a new hull of Bermudan cedar before leaving the islands - leaving the initials "RP 1543"
carved on what subsequently became known as "Spanish Rock".
The first permanent colonization of Bermuda took place in 1609, when the English ship, Sea Venture,
was wrecked off the coast of the islands. The islands were claimed for the English crown, and initially
associated with Virginia,
an association which is till recorded today in many place names in
Virginia.
In the next centuries, despite attempts to agriculture (principally tobacco) in Bermuda, the islands.
Sailors from Bermuda were active in whaling, privateering, and even the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), as
well as the salt trade.
After the American Revolution (1775 to 1783), also became the Royal Navy's main base in the western
hemisphere, and gained the nickname "Gibraltar of the West".
In the 20th century, Bermudans served with British forces during both World Wars, and their sacrifices
are remembered by the Cenotaph memorial in front of the Cabinet Building in
Hamilton.
The Royal Navy base on the island was closed in the 1950s, except for a small supply base which lasted
until 1995.
Thus, today, the Royal Naval Dockyard
is now simply a tourist attraction - in fact one of the most popular
tourist attractions in Bermuda, incorporating shops,
restaurants, an arts center, and crafts market, as well as the
Bermuda Maritime Museum.
Today, Bermuda is highly prosperous with an economy based on financial services
and tourism. The islands' Progresive Labour Party supports independence from
UK, but Bermudan voters
rejected independence in a referendum on the issue in
in 1995, and polls
indicate that opinion is largely unchanged since that time. As a result,
Bermuda remains a
British Overseas Territory, albeit with a very high degree of local autonomy
(the UK retains responsibility only for defense,
and foreign affairs, as well as ultimately ensuring good governance).
Here are some books about the history of
Bermuda:
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By William Sears Zuill
Macmillan Caribbean
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This small group of islands in the Western Atlantic was formed by volcanic eruption 100 million years ago, but it was uninhabited until the early 16th century. Its story only begins 400 years ago when the thankful survivors of the "Sea Venture" staggered ashore to form the basis of the first settlement. This book chronicles the lives of the Bermudian people throught the excitements of ships and salt, from privateers and blockade-running in the earlier days to the more sedate present-day occupations of one of the world's most attractive tourist and business centres. Of major importance has been the island's unique geographical position which has more than once made Bermuda a place of great strategic value. |
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By Lorri Glover
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Released: 2009-07-21
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“A rip-snortin’ story of shipwreck, intrigue, horror, courage, risk, luck and will . . . gripping.”—Publishers Weekly The English were latecomers to America, and their initial attempts to establish an overseas empire met with dismal failure. In 1609, another disaster set the final course of this dramatic history, when the Sea Venture, the ship dispatched by London investors to rescue the starving settlers at Jamestown, collided with a ferocious hurricane and was shipwrecked off the coast of Bermuda. This riveting historical narrative describes how the 150 castaways were seduced by the island’s unexpected pleasures for almost a year and were later riven by mutinies when ordered to continue on to Virginia. Ultimately they built boats with their own hands and arrived safely in Jamestown to face the daunting task of rebuilding America’s first permanent colony. |
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By Theodore L Godet
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Bermuda," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Bermuda in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Bermuda when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Bermuda, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. |
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By iMinds
iMinds Pty Ltd
Released: 2010-05-12
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Learn about the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle with iMinds insightful knowledge series.
The Bermuda Triangle is a large stretch of ocean in the Caribbean. It is infamous for numerous unexplained disappearances of boats and aircraft. What goes on in the Bermuda Triangle is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Many believe supernatural phenomena or extra-terrestrial activity occurs there. In fact, as a result of all the mystery, the term “Bermuda Triangle” has become synonymous with any unexplained disappearance.
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By Michael J. Jarvis
The University of North Carolina Press
Released: 2010-02-08
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In an exploration of the oceanic connections of the Atlantic world, Michael J. Jarvis recovers a mariner's view of early America as seen through the eyes of Bermuda's seafarers. The first social history of eighteenth-century Bermuda, this book profiles how one especially intensive maritime community capitalized on its position "in the eye of all trade."
Jarvis takes readers aboard small Bermudian sloops and follows white and enslaved sailors as they shuttled cargoes between ports, raked salt, harvested timber, salvaged shipwrecks, hunted whales, captured prizes, and smuggled contraband in an expansive maritime sphere spanning Great Britain's North American and Caribbean colonies. In doing so, he shows how humble sailors and seafaring slaves operating small family-owned vessels were significant but underappreciated agents of Atlantic integration.
The American Revolution starkly revealed the extent of British America's integration before 1775 as it shattered interregional links that Bermudians had helped to forge. Reliant on North America for food and customers, Bermudians faced disaster at the conflict's start. A bold act of treason enabled islanders to continue trade with their rebellious neighbors and helped them to survive and even prosper in an Atlantic world at war. Ultimately, however, the creation of the United States ended Bermuda's economic independence and doomed the island's maritime economy. |
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Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners. Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital war supplies through the blockade to the Confederate states. Author Glen N. Wiche has compiled all of Allen's Civil War dispatches to the U.S. State Department and provides well-documented commentary to place Allen's activities in the wider context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Dispatches from Bermuda paints a detailed picture of these activities and offers a rare account of this blockade-running traffic from a northern perspective. |
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This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name. The information in this book is a compendium of research and data pulled from census records, military records, ships' logs, immigrant and port records, as well as other reputable sources. Topics include: - Name Meaning and Origin
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