Bahamian Islanders on the Maritime Highway

Bahamian Islanders on the Maritime Highway, Volume 1, is a scholarly examination of the Bahamian archipelago as a critical crossroads of commerce and control. Historian Lisa Lawlor Feller analyzes how the region functioned as a maritime highway following British abolition, where newly emancipated Black people navigated a porous geography to find freedom. This history work explores the tension between those seeking liberation and the forces attempting to maintain racial and economic dominance across the Atlantic world.

Drawing from colonial records and ships logs, this study of Caribbean and West Indies history reveals the resilience of everyday islanders. The text integrates maritime history and piracy with social sciences to frame The Bahamas as a site of transition and cultural insight. By focusing on slavery and emancipation, Bahamian Islanders on the Maritime Highway, Volume 1, provides a detailed perspective on the partially free Atlantic world and its lasting impact on regional politics.