{"product_id":"the-lucayan-ta-o-first-people-of-the-bahamas-paperback","title":"The Lucayan Ta?o: First People of the Bahamas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlton Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eFrank Wendeln\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Christopher Columbus stepped ashore on the Lucayan island of Guanahan , \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe people greeted him with gifts of parrots and cotton. They gave all they had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbus later told Queen Isabella of Spain that these gentle, peaceful islanders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseemed poor in everything but blessed with an abundance of love. Within fifteen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears, the Spanish conquerors killed or enslaved everyone, depopulating the Lucayan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIslands. The same fate awaited untold millions of indigenous peoples in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaribbean Islands and Central and South America. The Lucayan Ta no: First People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Bahamas is told from their perspective prior to European contact. It is a story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein words and paintings, told by Sandra Riley and Alton Lowe, about their culture and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econnection to their natural and spiritual worlds. It is a story created by filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravis Neff in his docudrama Full Circle: a Ta no Story. It is a story told in bronze by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Mastin as a memorial to the Ta no. These works of art will endure as reminders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the goodness and generosity of spirit that Columbus recognized from the moment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe first met the island people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779218604320,"sku":"9780984619122","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0f51d54e66bf81bbb885a7958f85bb3.webp?v=1780513725","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lucayan-ta-o-first-people-of-the-bahamas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}