Peace, Prudence and Prosperity: a history of Bermuda from 1919 to 1939

Beautiful, British and business-friendly, the jewel-like Atlantic archipelago of Bermuda was one of the 20th Century's great success-stories. This book examines Bermuda between the two World Wars, touching on most aspects of local life, with particular emphasis on its tourism economy, physical and social development, and public affairs. It also discusses the early days of offshore business, the decline of agriculture, the march of technology, and the island's prominent role in the arts and in marine science, as well as Bermuda's special place in the affections of its many well-to-do American devotees. Darker aspects of life, such as racism and crime, are also examined. Like the other volumes in the series, the book is extensively footnoted, mostly to original source-materials of the period.