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Reminiscing: Memories of old Nassau

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Valeria Moseley Moss' book, "Reminiscing" combines a timeless narrative of a long-forgotten era with incredible photographs of those days gone by. The granddaughter of the founder of the oldest newspaper in The Bahamas, Mrs. Moss shows her journalistic training in each of these well-written vignettes that capture the essence of those simpler, more gracious days in the "Isles of June." The text covers the period from 1900 to 1950 and gives us a sharp, clear glimpse through Mrs. Moss' own eyes at the Nassau most of us have only heard about.

Her nephew, Ronald Lighbourn, has illustrated the book with amazing photographs so that we can also see the beauty of the place as Mrs. Moss describes it. Each photograph has a well researched caption of its own that is, in itself, highly informative and evocative, a mini-history lesson for the reader. And the photos are so clear, as if they were taken just yesterday, that I had to keep checking the captions to make sure the dates were really half a century - and more - ago.

The only problem I have encountered with this book is that, when carrying it anywhere, people are likely to take it from you to look at and are very reluctant to give it back.

It is a great read and a must for anyone who wants to learn about the past of this lovely little place called Nassau.