Download or read book The Story of the Jamaican People written by Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock and published by Markus Wiener Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Jamaican people from an Afro-Caribbean rather than a European perspective. Africa is at the centre of the story; for by claiming Africa as homeland, Jamaicans gain a sense of historical continuity, of identity, and of roots.