The rich and exciting history of British Honduras unfolds slowly through the plot and fascinating characters of this book. Narratives include a tale of high seas adventure. The author traces the journey of Maya who fled Mexico in mid-19th Century to settle in Northern British Honduras. He provides live views of 20th Century Colonial British Honduras through the eyes of loggers, chicleros, and multiple generations of his own family. He vividly describes the horror and destruction of Hurricane Hattie of 1961 through his eyes at the age of nine. The author also traces his mother s life, from poor beginnings to a highly successful end. He describes her painful struggles while living in British Honduras by tracing her life from childhood through 2 marriages. He celebrates her well-earned fame as a musician, singer, and radio personality in Belize.
"Una Nación que deja hacer por otra, una navegación que hacer por sí misma, compromete su futuro y el bienestar de su pueblo"."La abundancia de los buenos puertos en un Estado es uno de los mayores incentivos para navegación, porque la facilidad de una empresa, la multiplica evidentemente: Así es una perfecta igualdad, la nación que posee el mayor número de puertos, debe hacer el mayor comercio"."Qué más digno objeto de la atención del hombre que la felicidad de sus semejantes; que este se adquiere en un país cuando se atiende a sus circunstancias y se examinan bien los medios de hacerlo prosperar".Manuel Belgrano