Author: Rogers, Francis Millet
Title: Atlantic Islanders of the Azores and Madeiras
Description: North Quincy [MA], Christopher Publishing House, 1979. 1st Ed. orig. cloth. 25x16cm, 464,[1] pp. Library bookplate to front fixed flyleaf. Some top page-edge soil.. Textual photo illustrations. Minor rubbing. Removed card-pocket mark to rear flyleaf. VG. du ¶ Contents: Introduction: A Choice of Destinies; The Lives of Azoreans and Madeirans: Peaks Out of the Ocean; Settlers Out Continental Europe; Supervision From Distant Lisbon; The Bones of peter and Michael; The New Politics; Sex and Class; Sailing Ships and Steamers; Boston Brahmins in the Azores; Dots, Dashes, and Submerged Wires; Flying Boats and Wheeled Planes; Voices From Deep Down and High Up; Farming in Sight of the Sea; Tourism and Transplantation by Sea and Air; Their Values: The "State" and the "Church"; Parish Church and "Festas"; Cousins and Godparents; Relatives in America; Atlantic Brand of Language; Schooling and Brain Drain; Doctors and Midwives; High Culture; Folk Culture; The Heritage of Islanders.

Keywords: Azores, Madeira, Portugal, Portuguese History, , , , ,