A lavishly illustrated book comprising more than 200 photographic images. It is published to commemorate the nation's 50th anniversary of independence. Trinidad and Tobago is one of the most cosmopolitan countries in the world. Since the arrival of Amerindian peoples more than ten thousand years ago, this twin island Caribbean nation has become a melting pot of different races, traditions, customs and religions. Birthplace of calypso music and the steel pan, the rhythm of the of the islands is inescapable in this beautiful book.