Nevis Queen of the Caribees Author:Joyce Gordon This book is about an island situated in the north-eastern part of the Caribbean. It is the island whose mountain is often capped with mist or cloud called Nevis. There are only 35 square miles of Nevis and it is separated from the neighbouring island of St.Kitts by a channel barely two miles wide. The climate is tropical and maritime with the t... more »rade winds blowing from an easterly direction most of the year. The temperature never falls below 60 degrees F nor rises above 90 degrees F with little difference between winter and summer. The first part of this book is a brief history of Nevis from 1628, when it became one of the first English colonies, until 19 September 1983, when together with St.Kitts it became an independent state. The second part of the book is about the island as it is today, a guide to what to see and do and enjoy.« less