History of Bimini Vol. 3
This third volume of the History of Bimini completes a trilogy on the comprehensive study of the Biminis. The book was compiled and written by Ashley B. Saunders, an award-winning author, poet, and historian of the Bahamas. Mr. Saunders' works are published by New World Press and Elnet Maritime Limited. "In recent times, Bimini gained attention from some unfortunate incidents. The Chalks Airline crash in 2005, the Compleat Angler fire in 2006, and the Bimini riot in 2008 have given way to Biminites and Bimini regulars, questioning Bimini's future. What does the future hold for the smallest of the 700 islands in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas? This book will help readers better understand where Bimini is heading, and it will help readers to appreciate the intricate histories from which this book has come."
Ashley B. Saunders, an authority on the history of the Bahamas and on the literature and poetry of the Caribbean, was born on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas and was educated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He also did post-graduate work in Philosophy for Children at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Saunders, an internationally recognized author and poet, was the winner of the prestigious 2000 Cacique Award in the writer category and has written three books on the history of Bimini and several books on island poetry. Mr. Saunders is a retired educator of 30 years and is the founder and CEO of Dolphin House Museum, a treasure of the Bahamas. He was knighted in 2022 by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of State of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, who gave him the honored title of Sir Ashley Saunders.
History of Bimini Vol. 2
This second volume of the History of Bimini is a comprehensive study of the Biminis, the westernmost group of islands in the Bahamas, and uses the knowledge of an internationally recognized author and poet.
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Beautifully organized and illustrated, this book presents a vivid and accurate picture of Biminian folkloric life. It incorporates new facts, new insights, fascinating revelations about the beliefs and love of folk medicine and the miraculous secrets of nature that Biminites have discovered and passed down from one generation to another. Above all, it gives the richness that characterizes the "Biminis," giving that area a unique and durable place in the history of the Bahamas.
History of Bimini Vol. 1
Written by an outstanding authority and profusely illustrated, this is a comprehensive study of the people of the Biminis – the westernmost group of islands in the Bahamas – and the only collection of history books to be written about a Bahamian island by a native of the Bahamas to date.
This volume vividly captures the complexities and attainment of this culture of the Bahamas.​ The Biminis' seclusion and proximity to the United States mainland and the Gulf Stream, island legend and history point to a great deal of wheeling and dealing and dangerous activity along its shores and on nearby cays, at the tip of the 40-mile Bimini island chain.​
The author first describes the land, the people and the pre-history of the area, and then considers each aspect of the history: the Lost City of Atlantis, Lucayan Indians, Explorers, Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth, slave traders, pirates, ship wreckers, gun runners, cotton traders, spongers, rum runners, drug and alien smugglers, adventurers and big game fisherman, and such notable characters as writer Ernest Hemingway, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., philanthropist Mike Lerner and exiled Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.​
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