New Book Explores Bermuda’s Unique History
A recently published diary of a wealthy man who visited Bermuda in the winter of 1893 sheds new and compelling insight on Bermuda’s unique past, detailing experiences ranging from dealing with British regiments to riding upon donkey carts.
The book’s official description said, “John T Smith [1868-1938], a wealthy New York diarist with a penchant for travel and a curiosity to match his millions, so found himself on board an ocean steamer in the winter of 1893 bound for Bermuda, spending a month there.
“Never before published, this journal is fascinating for bringing back to life Bermudas’ lost and regal past, when donkey carts (the taxis of the island) and British regiments, proud in their various colors, still warded over the island. Never one for sparing details, John T. explores every corner of Bermuda with his brother Ed and cousin Nan, the result being as complete a picture of the island as it existed in the Colonial Era as you will ever find.
“Included in this journal are rare period photographs that bring to life the amazing sights Smith describes 120 years ago. But things were to change. Their idyllic month comes to a violent end on the voyage home as they encounter a full gale at sea. The last pages of this account must be read to be believed, as their ship bobs around the Atlantic like a top for 2 days, their lives clinging in the balance below deck.”
Diary of a Month in Bermuda and Storm at Sea, 1893 is currently available via Amazon.com.
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this longing for Bermuda’s ‘lost and regal past’ is getting rather boring, pedantic and pathetic
js: You obviously need to widen your narrow viewpoint!
It’s a fascinating insight into how a visitor saw and experienced the island….
this stuff is priceless
It’s effectively a 120 year old blog based on an experience. Nobody is longing for anything, this is just interesting, because I didn’t exist 120 years ago and this view is from a non Bermudian tourist.
ps I am not connected to this book and have not read it yet.
Agreed , no-one in this article is longing for the past. It’s a fascinating look for us in the here and now at times past by an outsider.
Unless js has no interest in the past at all , or maybe just a certain part ?
It’s not really a book if it is only available on Kindle