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St. Croix – Historic Photos takes us back in time to the 1860s – 1917, a period when St. Croix was part of The Danish West Indies.  The three islands were sold in 1917.  The text and the photos tell the story of the inhabitants’ lives on the brink of agricultural, social and economic change.  The photos give a hint of the labor tensions of 1878 and 1916, underscoring the need to replace the old plantation culture with a more modern agricultural production.  Many subjects are covered, from the sharp realism in the sugar fields to the leisurely free time of the planter family. The book, written both in English and Danish, documents in an exciting and relevant way a forgotten part of the Danish history.  The numerous photos, the majority of which have never been published before, bring the reader back in time, but one can clearly recognize St. Croix of today. Elizabeth Rezende, a St. Croix resident, is and anthropologist specializing in the Danish West Indies.  Anne Walbom has for many years been a Danish West Indian expert and is the president of The Danish West Indian Society. 

As featured in the St Croix Source: http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/11/28/book-takes-new-look-old-st-croix