PICTORIAL HARDBACK BOOK. Author, Alvin O. Thompson. Book Printed in 2006. Alvin O. Thompson is a Full Professor of History at the University of the West Indies,Barbados. He has been Researching and Teaching African and Caribbean,South American History for Over Forty Years. He has Written Several Scholarly Books and Essay's. Published by the Department of History and Philosophy;University of the West Indies, Barbados. Illustrated,Maps,Photos. Printed Privately in Canada,North America. NEW.