Vincent Roth, A Life in Guyana, Volume 1: A Young Man's Journey, 1889-1923

Peepal Tree Press Ltd

Vincent Roth, A Life in Guyana, Volume 1: A Young Man's Journey, 1889-1923\nby Vincent Roth\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Vincent Roth\nTitle: Vincent Roth, A Life in Guyana, Volume 1: A Young Man's Journey, 1889-1923\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: True stories: general\nPublisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd\nPublication year: 2004\nISBN-13: 9781900715546\nISBN-10: 1900715546\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nAs an eighteen year old, Vincent Roth arrived in British Guiana in 1907 to join his father, who was a Government Medical Officer and Magistrate. By the time he left for Barbados in 1964, Roth had spent thirty years in the interior working as a surveyor and magistrate until blackwater fever nearly killed him. Thereafter he contributed immensely to the development of Guy.