About the Author

Patrick E. Bryan is the Douglas Hall Professor of History, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. His publications include The Haitian Revolution and Its Effects; Philanthropy and Social Welfare in Jamaica; The Jamaican People, 1880-1902; Jamaica: The Aviation Story; The Legacy of a Goldsmith: A History of Wolmer's Schools; Inside Out and Outside In: Factors in the Creation of Contemporary Jamaica. He is also the co-editor (with Rupert Lewis) of Marcus Garvey: His Work and Impact and (with Karl Watson) of Not for Wages: Eyewitness Summaries of the 1938 Labour Rebellion in Jamaica.

Reviews

"This is a scholarly and well-written study of Edward Seaga and manages to capture the tremendously complex nature of his personality as it critically explores his remarkable contribution to modern Jamaica. There is, perhaps, no other politician surrounded by as many myths, half-truths and falsehoods in Jamaican politics as Edward Seaga. Bryan carefully unearths the records to remind us collectively of Seaga's enormous contribution in shaping contemporary Jamaica in so many spheres: culture, finance, tourism, education and community building.... It reflects the craft of a mature historian at the height of his powers providing new and nuanced insights into the life of one of the most important and enigmatic characters in modern Jamaican politics." - Brian Meeks, Professor of Social and Political Change and Director of the Centre for Caribbean Thought, University of the West Indies, Jamaica"