Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more"--Cover. Originally published in hardcover: J.B. Lippincott, c1938. This edition first published with updates: New York : Harper Perennial, 1990.

Pt. 1. Jamaica. The rooster's nest ; Curry goat ; Hunting the wild hog ; Night song after death ; Women in the Caribbean -- Pt. 2. Politics and personalities of Haiti. Rebirth of a nation ; The next hundred years ; The Black Joan of Arc ; Death of Leconte -- Pt. 3. Voodoo in Haiti. Voodoo and voodoo gods ; Isle de la Gonave ; Archahaie and what it means ; Zombies ; Secte rouge ; Parlay cheval ou (tell my horse) ; Graveyard dirt and other poisons ; Doctor Reser ; God and the Pintards.