Books |
Account of the British Settlement of Honduras. 1809. An Account of the British Settlement of Honduras; being a Brief View of its Commercial and Agricultural Resources, Soil, Climate, Natural History, & c. To which are added Sketches of the Manners and Customs of the Mosquito Indians, preceded by the Journal of a Voyage to the Mosquito Shore. By Capt George Henderson, of his Majesties 5th West India Regiment. Published by London: C. and R. Baldwin
An Account of the British Settlement of Honduras being a View of its Commercial & Agricultural Resources, Soil, Climate, Natural History, etc... to which are added Sketches of the Manners and Customs of the Mosquito Indians Preceded by the Journal of a Voyage to the Mosquito Shore. 1811.
George Henderson. 2nd Edition. Printed for R. Baldwin. 237 pp. The Bayman of Belize: and How they Rested British Honduras from the Spaniards. Told by one of them Stephen Forbes and edited by E.W. Williams. Illustrated by W.S Stacey. London, The Sheldon Press. 217 p. Wyman & Sons Printers. London, Reading & Fakenham. (reportedly first published in 1914)
The Beginning of British Honduras 1506-1765 by E.O. Winzerling 1946.
An intriguing account of activities in and around "the Shore" and Casinas! The Beginning of British Honduras 1506-1765 by E.O. Winzerling 1946 The North River Press, New York, NY 90 pp
Becoming Belize: A History of an Outpost of Empire Searching for Identity 1528-1811
2013 By Mavis C Campbell Available on Amazon A Brief Sketch of British Honduras Past Present & Future
By Major Sir John Burdon Governor of the Colony. The West India Committee. New & Revised Edition 1928 (an original 1927 copy just sold for $102.50 on ebay in 2017!) On British Honduras, its History, Trade and Natural Resources.
1857. By Chief Justice Temple Journal of the Society of Arts, Vol. 5, no. 217 Buccaneers of America: A True Account of the Most Remarkable Assaults Committed of Late Years upon the Coasts of the West Indies by the Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga (both English & French)
By John Esquemeling First published in Dutch in 1678 and translated to English in 1684, this version from 1898 Colonialism & Resistance in Belize: Essays in Historical Sociology
2003 (2nd Edition) by O. Nigel Bolland, Cubola Press A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Volume IV (ONLY), to the Year 1723, Including a History of the Buccaneers of America
1816 by Capt James Burney Pages 82-90 discuss the Mosquito Indians/Shore The Defence of the Settlers of Honduras Against the Unjust & Unfounded Representations of Colonel George Arthurs
Printed by Order of the House of Commons 1823 in Jamaica & in 1824 in London Includes: An Account of the Descent of the Spaniards on the Settlement in 1798 The Handbook of British Honduras for 1888-1889 compiling historical, statistical, and general information concerning the colony.
Lindsay Bristowe and Philip Wright. William Blackwood & Sons The History of Jamaica. Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island with Reflections on its Situation, Settlement, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws & Government
1816. By Edward Long From the contents: The Honduras Almanack for 1829
Published by the Authority of the Legislative Assembly from March 5th 1827 Printed and published by Henry Whitney 1838 The Honduras Gazette and Commercial Advertiser Being the First Work Ever Printed in the Settlement of Honduras Volume 1
(From No. 1 from July 1st. 1826 to No. 53 June 30th. 1827 --- both inclusive) Printed and published by the proprietor James Cruickshank. Memorial Inscriptions and Epitaphs Belize, British Honduras. 1907. Compiled by John Purcell Usher.
Written epitaphs of Belize's early settlers from cemeteries throughout Belize, including St George's Caye. THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH PLANTATION SETTLEMENT AT LAMANAI, BELIZE (1837-1868)
Tracie D. Mayfield, Ph.D, University of Arizona, Anthropology, Adjunct Shoulder to Shoulder or the Battle of St George's Caye 1798
Compiled from various sources by Monrad Sigfrid Metzgen, Chairman Belize Literary & Debating Club Includes: Poem titled The Baymen or The Battle of St George's Caye by Rod A. Pitts from Sep 1, 1923 The Battle of St George's Caye: A Little Known but Gallant Episode in Empire History by H.E. Major Sir John Burdon (Governor of BH) Monrad Metzgen biographical information A Trip to British Honduras & to San Pedro, Republic of Honduras. 1968. By Charles Swett, Warren, MI. Published by George Ellis, New Orleans. 125 pp.
Account of a trip of southerners from the USA to Belize and Honduras in search of opportunities after the Civl War which ended in 1861. |
Thesis/ Dissertations |
The Cost of Conflict - The Anglo-Belize/ Guatemala Territorial Issue 1995. Janine Sylvestre
A Master's Thesis submitted to the University of Chile made available by Naturalight Productions The Geography of Fishing in British Honduras and Adjacent Coastal Areas. 1966. Alan Knowlton Craig. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. LSU Historical
Dissertations and Theses. 1117. 247 pp. |
News Reports |
Ambergriscaye.com Blog Mangrove Destruction at St George's Caye
Summary of events occurring at the 2011 Battle of St George's Caye Development of St George's Caye Causing Havoc for Residents by Channel 5 TV News
Another Battle of St. George's Caye by Channel 7 TV News Oct 3, 2011
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General |
Deh British di Come
Interesting Power Point of the history of the British in the area presented by the St John's College History Department History eBook 2nd Form St John's College by Delmer Tzib & Yasser Musa
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Environment |
Coastal Conservatism in the Western Caribbean
By Alan K Craig in The Coastal Zone - Man's Response to Change pp 237-255 Eds: Kenneth Ruddle, William B. Morgan. Harwood Academic Publishers |