"This comprehensive and lavishly detailed history offers a window into a usually overlooked west African corner of the tropics. Packed with first-hand accounts and documentary evidence, this is an intriguing tale of how the culture of these Atlantic islands evolved." -- Barry Hatton, author of The Portuguese and Queen of the Sea"From colonialism, slavery, and recurrent famine to tourist hub, cultural crossroads, and Africa's strongest democracy, the story of Cabo Verde is an extraordinary one. The country has found an able chronicler in Malyn Newitt. His absorbing text is a work of pioneering scholarship. This is a balanced and sure-footed investigation. It leaves no stone unturned in describing a multi-faceted Creole culture, and its powers of endurance and adaptation." -- Tom Gallagher, author of Salazar: The Dictator Who Refused to Die"Capitalizing on an exhaustive range of mainly Portuguese and English sources, both in terms of timespan and topics, this is an easy to read comprehensive new history of Cabo Verde.

Focusing on Cabo Verde, the author contextualizes its history with that of São Tomé and Príncipe, since the two Creole nations share similar trajectories. This inclusive approach provides new insights into Cabo Verde's unique history within the wider context of the South Atlantic." -- Gerhard Seibert, Centre for International Studies, CEI-Iscte, Lisbon.