NASSAU, Bahamas -- Doongalik Studios will host the Book Launch of Allan Murray's book The Colourful History of The Bahamas: A Souvenir Guide for Visitors on Sunday, November 15 from 3-6pm.
The origin of this new book can be traced back to the summer of 1972 when John Chaplin, Headmaster of St. Andrew's School, asked Murray, a newly recruited history teacher, to introduce an 8-week course in Bahamian History. During this time Murray's job was to prepare students for the British-based GCE examination so no Bahamian History was taught. It was not until 1992 that a Bahamian-based syllabus was finally introduced for the new BJC and BGCSE Exams to test students' knowledge of Bahamian and West Indian History.
Murray's preparations for the new syllabus, guided by The Story of The Bahamas by Paul Albury, A History of The Bahamas by Michael Craton, and later the superb Islanders in the Stream by Michael Craton and Gail Saunders, led to the publication by Media Enterprise of his first textbook: Bahamian History Highlights - Condensed and Illustrated which became available for BGSCE History students in 1999.

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