1878 Queen Mary and Dem

This is a play created by Schrader and is written in Crucian dialect. It depicts the 1878 second struggle for freedom from slavery in the Virgin Islands in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the original Emancipation Proclamation of 1848 at Fort Frederik in Frederiksted, St. Croix in the then Danish West Indies. $15.00 Add to Cart

Richard A. Schrader, Sr. is well known among Virgin Islanders and friends far and near not only for his many years of community service but also for his newer role of poet, author, historian, lecturer, and preserver of oral and recorded histories.  His work among the young people of the islands is particularly appreciated, enabling them to recognize their rich cultural heritage. He has written twelve books and three are featured here.  Mr. Schrader is the recipient of numerous honors including the Virgin Islands Humanities Council 1994 "Humanist to the Year" award, in recognition of his tireless efforts in preserving the tradition of St. Croix.

Like a flower blooming

This book is Schrader's first attempt in 1999 at writing "Haikus." A Haiku is an unrhymed Japanese poem of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively, speaking to some aspect of nature. He tells the story of how he began to write haikus and then presents over 200 of his own. $20 Add to Cart

This little island mine

This is Schrader's second book of haikus released this year - 2000.  Again there are over 200 haikus.  He states in this book that it continues his nature walk that he begun in the previous book. This book expresses how he feels about nature. 

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