Pree History Podcast
1) Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Saint-Domingue
Thomas-Alexandre would one day become the father of Alexandre Dumas, infamous writer of classics such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte-Cristo. Much of his life would inspire his son's ch...Show More
2) Bligh's Breadfruit Ships: The Bounty and Providence
The Caribbean had a food supply problem for their enslaved population. Planters petitioned the government to bring back breadfruit trees from the newly "discovered" Polynesian islands- namely Tahiti. ...Show More
3) Parish History Cliffnotes: St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and St. Thomas
Just a rundown of how the parishes evolved over time and fast facts on St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and St. Thomas. https://www.nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History%20of%20Clarendon.pdf http://www.jnht.co...Show More
4) Hazel Scott: Swinging the Classics Upside Down
Trinidadian-born musical prodigy, Hazel Scott made waves during the 1930s to 1940s with her jazzed up classical numbers. She wowed the nightclub scenes with her musical rendition, used her influence t...Show More
5) Jamaican Ghost Story: Crocodile Man
A "duppy" story aka Jamaican ghost story. Source: Duppy Stories by David Brailsford
6) Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Saint-Domingue Part 2
In this we cover Thomas-Alexandre's military career, his captivity in Naples and his falling out with Napoleon which got progressively worse. Sources: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, an...Show More
7) Out of Many, One People: Chinese Jamaicans (Special Episode)
Welcome to a very special episode. We will cover the origins of the Chinese Jamaican community and the difficulties they faced as new immigrants to the country. As American Asians experience an increa...Show More
8) Cudjoe and Other Early Slave Rebellions in Jamaica
Slave rebellions were pretty frequent in Jamaica's early colony years. We take a quick look at the early ones including Cudjoe's rebellion and how it led to the formation of Maroon communities across ...Show More
9) Fred Hart - The Forewalker of Celebrity Black Athletes
In the weeks after the American Civil War, urbanites were going crazy for a new sport- pedestrianism. Fred Hart an immigrant from Haiti would snatch the championship and fame while setting a path for ...Show More
10) Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Calico Jack
We'll wrap up the final years of the Golden Age of Piracy with the pirate queens Anne Bonny and Mary Read and their captain Calico Jack Rackam. There's a lot of legend mixed in with the facts but they...Show More