Men in the Tropics; a Colonial Anthology

Evans, Harold, Ed., Men in the Tropics; a Colonial Anthology, London: William Hodge & Company, 1949.

Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born 28 June 1928) is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. In 1984 he moved to the United States, where he had leading positions in journalism with US News and World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, and the New York Daily News. In 1986 he founded Conde Nast Traveler. He has written various books on history and journalism, with his The American Century (1998) receiving particular acclaim. In 2000, he retired from leadership positions in journalism to spend more time on his writing. Since 2001, Evans has served as editor-at-large of The Week Magazine and since 2005, he has been a contributor to The Guardian and BBC Radio 4.

Contents:

Preface

Part One: West Africa (The Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone).

Part Two: The Caribbean (British Guiana, British Honduras, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, the Bahamas, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands).

Part Three: East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar).

Part Four: The Malay Archipelago (The Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, and Brunei).

Part Five: The Pacific Islands (Fiji, Tonga, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and the Solomon Islands).