Fathering a nation : Barbados and the legacy of Errol Walton Barrow / edited by Guy A.K. Hewitt ; foreword by the Prime Minister of Barbados ; introduction by the Rt Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hewitt, Guy, editor.

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barrow, Errol Walton, 1920-1987.

Barrow, Errol Walton.

Prime ministers--Barbados--Biography.

Prime ministers.

Barbados.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Place of Publication:

Hertford : Hansib Publications, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Barbados acquired the reputation of a country that punches above its weight. Ranked highest in the Caribbean and one of the highest globally as a developing country in the UN Human Development Index, this island paradise is the birthplace of The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, The Honourable George Lamming, and the multitalented Rihanna. It is also the ancestral home of Walter Tull, Shirley Chisholm, Irving Burgie, and Eric Holder Jr, among others. It is also the birthplace of both the sugar cane industry in the then-British Empire, then the most valued commodity, and rum, with the island producing some of the finest quality blends internationally. The only country that George Washington, the first President of the United States, visited outside of the North American mainland; through its 1651 Declaration of Independence and 1652 Charter, Barbados is credited with influencing the Founding Fathers and the framing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. On 30 November 1966, this phenomenal heritage was given focus and direction by The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow, the first Prime Minister and a National Hero of Barbados. Proclaimed the "Father of Independence", it was said that this close friend of the leaders of his era including Michael Manley, Pierre Trudeau, Lee Kuan Yew, and Seretse Khama, "found Barbados a collection of villages and transformed them into a proud nation." In this, the 50th year of Barbados' Independence, this publication, with contributions from national, regional and international leaders and key speeches by Barrow himself, is a tribute to this extraordinary man who gave Barbadians the ability to hold their heads high and proud in this world, as a people worthy of respect. Like George Washington, he, and his name, are revered for his fathering a nation. This is a must-read for citizens of the modern Caribbean and those interested in leadership and the history, economics, politics and international relations of small states.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Fathering a nation : Barbados and the legacy of Errol Walton Barrow.

OCLC:

1130728714

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