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History, Fable and Myth in The Caribbean and Guianas

It occurred to me as 1 contemplated this series of talks entitled History, Fable And Myth that it may prove illuminating to look first of all at J. J. Thomas's rebuttal of the 19th century historian Froude in his book Froudacity. Froudacity was first published in 1889 and has been re-printed by N ew Beacon Books in 1969. It is not my intention to review Froudacity at this time but rather to highlight the crux of the dispute between Froude and Thomas as I believe that will help to make clear the kind of historical stasis which has afflicted the Caribbean 1 would suggest for many generations.

The crux of the dispute between Froude and Thomas appears to me to have been set forth by C. L. R. ...

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