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BAHAMAS HANDBOOK 1963
by Etienne Dupuch Jr Publications Ltd.

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	TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by the Governor -Introduction Features -They sail by the stars -The bloody death of Blackbeard -The man who tamed Nassau’s pirates -The night the town went wild -Two weeks before the mast – by R. H. (Bobby) Symonettte -Eight wonders of the Bahamas – by Don McCarthy -Outer islands, Quiet and unspoiled Millionaires in the Bahamas -Huntington Hartford bought Paradise -E. P. Taylor of Canada -Bernard Sunley, Big Bahamas builder -The Bacardi rum empire -Wallace Groves, Founder of Freeport -Charles Hayward, Freeport backer Government -Island courts are colourful – by the Hon. Sir Ralph Campbell -Bahamas Government -Members of Legislative Council -Members of Executive Council -Members of House of Assembly -Consuls and Government Representatives -Honours, titles, degrees in this book -Principal Civil Service Officials -Public Finance Business & Finance -The new era, Prosperity -Out islands, future of the Bahamas -How tourism backs the economy -Tax advantages and business opportunities – by Sidney R. Pine -Spectacular growth in banks and finance -Stability attracts investment capital -Real estate, impressive picture -Labour in the Bahamas – by Martin Pounder Freeport -The rise of a new city -Freeport and how it operates -Wallace Groves, founder of Freeport -Freeport Industry -Charles Hayward, Freeport backer -Lucaya/Freeport, newest empire -Freeport Classified Directory General Information -Cost of living, company formation, temperature, schools, lawyers, postage, telephone and telegraph rates, customs duty, immigration permits, duty-free quotas, etc. -Nassau Classified Directory -Business Establishments Index ORDER NOW!

	Reviews “…contains more information on The Bahamas than any other book we know.” - Boston Globe (U.S.) “…enough information to make you an expert…” - The Financial Post (Canada) “The Bahamas Handbook is not only interesting and informative, but one of the most respected publications in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas…” - Governor-General Sir Milo B. Butler (Bahamas)