Gilbert C. Din's The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, describes, in excruciating detail, the history of the Canary Islanders of south Louisiana from 1778 to the present day. If you want to know how many teachers there were in St. Bernard Parish in 1925, then this is your book. Despite his obsession with trivial detail, Din still mangages to provide the layman and scholar alike with a sound history of an obscure people. The appendix contains the surviving ships' passenger lists of Canary Islanders sailing to Louisiana from 1778 to 1783. This fact alone makes the book invaluable to those seeking their Canary Islander roots. Keeping the above reservations in mind, this book is a must for anyone curious about the origins and history of this heretofore unknown people.