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St. Kitts (named Christopher by Columbus in 1493) became the first British settlement in the West Indies in 1623. Nevis, a smaller but prosperous island, was also a British colony. The two islands were administered together between 1816 and 1983 when they gained independence as the Federation of St. Kitts-Nevis. Descriptive and critical annotations accompany citations of over 500 works on the people, culture, history, geography, politics, economy, and social conditions. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.