VVP, in addition to  writing our grandson, born overseas, regarding what it was like to grow up on a sugar cane plantation. I included a copy of Jagan's description of growing up at PM in West on Trial, where my mother was born and attended primary school with Cheddi.

Try ' A History of the Guyanese Working People 1881 - 1905' by Walter Rodney.

Ashton Chase wrote a book about trade unions in Guyana, I cant find my copy at the moment, given to me by GAWU president.

GAWU was significant to my life as a teenager working at Albion Estate office  where in July 1963 I took photographs of workers carrying a banner that read 'DOWN WITH MPCA, WE WANT GAWU'.

This was a dangerous time during the 80 day national strike, with curfew in place.

Six British soldiers with bayonet fixed approached me as I keep taking more photographs of them. As they got closer I thought they were going to stop, but they did not and a bayonet pierced my stomach, with a scar to this day.

But like a female photographer friend in Mumbai said, when she broke security to take photos of VIPs,  'I got my shots'. To be published  in 2016 among 1000 others taken between 1960-1967, as Guyana was struggling for independence.

That was a tough, but memorable time.      

Thanks.  My father family was from Albion.  Chattoram (father), brothers Dushan (teacher) Jewanand (Estate bookeeper), Vadeanand (Estate mechanic). 

Father Andrew Morrison - Justice: The struggle for democracy in Guyana, 1952-1992

Thanks!  Never heard about that one.

These people were part of my family life and I know Jewanand  at Albion Office.

A small world indeed.  

It might be difficult to procure. It is a pale yellow paperback printed poorly but the contents are pure gold. I think you should ask Dr Girdhari. He give me a copy and may know how to get to the publishers. I see it on amazon but am aghast at the price.

Excellent read. He was the editor of the Catholic Standard.

Mars, I have a copy of this book given to me by a Catherina friend in NY.

The cover has my Scouter friend, Fr. Bernard Darke being chased  with knife, that killed him. I have many photos that he took of me and others at Scouter's Camp Jubilee, near Red Water Creek.     

I photographed Ivan Madray's  funeral, who was related to my mother at PM.

I believe it was Fr. Morrison who was also there.     

Yep, I know the name...didn't know he had a book out there.

US$102...wow.  See if you could get some info for me, I do not have Dr. Girdhari contact info.  Thanks.

I am not sure what you mean by "biased". Different books will have a different perspective, its wise to be aware of this before venturing into the reading so you know the perspective the author is coming from. For example, Rodney and Jagan are writing from a Marxist perspective. There are books that are historical in nature, and there are books that focus on ethnic relations. There are books that focus on certain ethnic groups that adopt a more group perspective. Anyway, here are a few that are in my collections, aside from the ones already mentioned:

McGowan and Granger-Themes in African-Guyanese History

Mary Menezes-The Amerindians in Guyana

Steven Rabe-US Intervention in British Guiana

Burnham (Nascimento)-A Destiny to Mould

M.Ragbeet-The Indelible Red Stain

Clem Seecharan-Sweetening Bitter Sugar

MG Smith-The Plural Society in the British West Indies

Ramharack-Centenary Celebration of the Arrival of Indians to British Guiana

B. Mangru-A History of East Indian Resistance on the Guyana Sugar

                 Plantations 

E. Kwayana- Guyana - No Guilty Race

James and Lutchman-Law and the Political Environment in Guyana

Leo Despres-Cultural Pluralisn and Nationalist Politics in British Guyana

Vish 

Quite a collection.  I'll get the one by Eusi for sure.  

Is the book by Dr. Rambarack on Balram Singh Rai worth the read?  Anyone?

By "not heavily biased" I meant that I am hoping that the author give a fair description of the situation.  For example, I am disappointed with Cheddi's Epilogue III in West on Trial because I think it was unfair to Hoyte.

Guyanajournal.com

Here are others he advertize as having access to.

I see more reasonably priced copies for sale at the link below but I can't vouch for the integrity of the sellers.

http://www.abebooks.com/book-s...hor/morrison-andrew/

I have the Rai book. Its worth the read because the book has been widely read (judging by the publicity recently in the press) but the book is more about Jagan than Rai. This one is available on Amazon.

Some of the others I listed are out of print...you will have to get them from Guyana or a library.

Happy reading.

If you ever in Guyana, go to Austin's ...he carries a lot of books on Guyana too.

How about Michael Forde at Freedom House. Do they carry non-political books ?

I never like the arrogance at this book store.  

I dont think Freedom House carry most of these books (some out of print)...they carry the typical PPP propaganda stuff. 

Yes Cheddi's "Baad black man, good Indo" bible.  No wonder you all are so confused.

See the list of reference for the following paper:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/pa...?abstract_id=2633131 

FORBIDDEN FREEDOM  written by Cheddi Jagan after the suspension of the constitution in 1953.

THE CARIBBEAN - NOBODY'S BACKYARD by Cheddi Jagan represents a an analysis on Caribbean relations in the aftermath of the Grenadian invasion.

DEMOCRACY BETRAYED - By Jai Narine Singh after the suspension of the constitution.