A hugely pleasant surprise, this is something of a sleeper hit on a subject that would not top most people’s lists of obvious wrestling book subjects. The Bahamas, specifically Nassau on the island of New Providence, was largely an outpost for US wrestling territories. Just 180 miles from Miami it was actually closer than many other stops on the Florida territory, albeit requiring a plane ride. Indeed, the bulk of its heyday shows were as an outpost for Eddie Graham’s NWA operations, albeit with its own angles and titles. Douglass covers this in full, along with attempts at a local independent scene and the brief revival in the late 1980s when Dusty Rhodes returned to the short-lived PWF promotion. The book skilfully uses a combination of contemporary newspaper reports and interviews with wrestlers from the period. Unlike with many such projects, Douglass has picked his quotes skilfully, clearly avoiding the temptation to use every fact and opinion his research threw up. It’s highly focused on the big picture story, with wrestlers speaking on topics where they had expert knowledge, insight or unique first-hand relevance. There’s also clearly labelled but informative speculation where Douglass explores why particular decisions were taken or…