{"product_id":"vintage-st-john-discover-st-johns-history-through-seven-generations-of-heartfelt-stories-paperback","title":"Vintage St. John: Discover St. John's History Through Seven Generations of Heartfelt Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValerie Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet ready to be transported back to a nostalgic time in St. John's history when survival meant clearing the land for cattle pastures, cultivating the soil and fishing...all the feed one's family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven generations of heartfelt stories of love and loss abound in this family memoir about the US Virgin Islands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in history and heritage, the author shares some of the most memorable stories that have been handed down in her family from generation to generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When a prominent St. Thomas merchant accumulates 2,500 acres on the island of St. John to raise cattle and cultivate bay leaves, he has no idea that his generation will be the last to farm the land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the 1920s to the 1950s, Herman O. Creque's hard work pays off on his estates of Annaberg, Mary's Point, and Lamesure, but at the peak of their profitability, he dies, leaving them all to his wife, Emily. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis Bay is their children's favorite with almost thirty years of summer memories, fishing, hunting, and crabbing. One day, the beach and summer cottage will be theirs, \u003ci\u003eor so they believe.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen two conservationists from the United States, Laurance Rockefeller, and Frank Stick visit the island in 1952, they find the unspoiled nature of Emily's lands enchanting and \"wish to preserve them for the enjoyment of the nation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle do Emily's children suspect that life as they know it is about to change forever, \u003ci\u003eand the unthinkable will tear their family apart. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVintage St. John\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a collection of their heartfelt memories woven together from personal interviews. They paint a vivid picture of life \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e the establishment of the Virgin Islands National Park... \u003ci\u003eand life shortly after.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* This memoir Includes a brief history of the Creque Marine Railway on Hassel Island, the ownership of the island of Mingo Cay, Jeffrey Epstein's Little St. James Island, Norman Island and 140 acres of Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Other stories include: Vacationing in Cruz Bay 1955, Memories of working at Caneel Bay 1983, Cultivating onions at Cinnamon Bay 1903, Growing bay leaves at Lamesure Estate for the Bay Rum Industry and the raising of livestock with a new type that originated in St. Croix, called Senepol cattle 1930s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith 200 rare photographs of the Virgin Islands, this memoir is a visual feast for those curious about St. John's history under the Danish and US flags. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47466651943090,"sku":"9781734386301","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/59bfb044c8c8501ddb11b9ce9cb09cd2.webp?v=1779027904","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/vintage-st-john-discover-st-johns-history-through-seven-generations-of-heartfelt-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}