Albay: Winding down the historic Abaca Trail takes you on an exhilarating journey to the province’s colorful past. The first to provide the most comprehensive historical narrative of Albay, the book traces the emergence of its civilization from the pre-historic life in the caves of Cagraray to the bustling abaca trading centers of the early twentieth century. With sources drawn from the various archives in the Philippines and Europe, the book hopes to provide the definitive and scholarly history of Albay.