Isles of Eden Life in the Southern Family Islands of the Bahamas

ISLES OF EDEN presents the people who live in the Southern Family Islands, a gorgeous archipelago located about ninety miles southeast of Nassau. Over sixty unforgettable photographs, taken by the internationally renowned aerial photographer HARVEY LLOYD, reveal the old world way of life led in these remote Bahamian Islands. People from Great Exuma, Little Exuma, Farmer's Cay, Long Island & San Salvador, the site of Christopher Columbus' first landing in the western hemisphere, are included in this exquisite artbook, published appropriately at the start of the Columbus Quincentennial year. Each person is shown involved in his/her typical daily activity with a corresponding interview appearing alongside the photograph. This unique combination of words & images captures the essence of the people living in the aqueous havens & documents the transformation of their lifestyle as the modern world makes its inevitable entrance into this isolated Eden. For anyone interested in Bahamian life & island culture, ISLES OF EDEN is a must.Lloyd, Harvey is the author of 'Isles of Eden Life in the Southern Family Islands of the Bahamas' with ISBN 9780962980602 and ISBN 0962980609.