When We Grew Up

By Claire Martin Combs and Claire Martin-Combs

The authors were born, grew up and resided in the 1930s in the colonial territory of British Guiana(Guyana), the only English speaking country in South America. They departed to USA for university education in the late 1950s.

Their past is reconstructed through vivid recollections. Glimpses of their rich and engaging families and community life can be seen in the activities, holiday celebrations and delicacies of their native land. The anecdotes are a gift to their descendants, a record of their heritage. They invite readers interested in colonial history to enjoy an enlightening, vicarious trip into the past. It is the invitation to any reader interested in British colonial history to enjoy a vicarious trip into the past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425728146
• ISBN13: 9781425728144
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"