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Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia

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Dr. Anderson Reynolds is an award-winning and best-selling Saint Lucian author and cultural activist dedicated to preserving and promoting the history, culture, and stories of Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean. Widely regarded as one of Saint Lucia's leading public intellectuals, he is also recognized as a foremost authority on the island's socioeconomic history.

Dr. Reynolds is the author of ten books spanning biography, memoir, fiction, history, and political commentary. His works include the political biographies "John Compton: Power, Struggle, and the Making of a Nation" and "They Called Him George: Portrait of a Caribbean Politician"; the memoirs "My Father Is No Longer There" and "Magna: A Memoir of the Enduring Human Spirit"; the aw ...more

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	The struggle for survival: an historical, political and socioeconomic perspective of St. Lucia 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Death by Fire 3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Man's Land: A Political Introspection of St. Lucia 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Struggle for Survival: an historical, political and socioeconomic perspective of St. Lucia 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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George Odlum and My Visit to Bristol University

On planning my 2023 international book tour, I just knew I had to visit Bristol University because, after all, it was a tour of my latest book, They Called Him Brother George: Portrait of a Caribbean Politician, of which George Odlum was the protagonist and an alma mater of Bristol University, which in 2004 named a room in the Student Union in his honor. I had to visit the Odlum Room!

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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

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Anderson Reynolds made a comment on B Sarv’s review of The struggle for survival: an historical, political and socioeconomic perspective of St. Lucia " Hello Sarv, thanks for your frank review, I would love for you to review some of my other books. I would be happy to send you copies. "
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