From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969A history of the Caribbean from 1492 to the present by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. This book sets the record straight by collecting all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in relation to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region. Countries in the Caribbean Sea include Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. |
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Page 157
... Dutch canal . The new European annexations in the Caribbean , English , French and Danish de jure , were de facto Dutch . The Dutch stood for free trade rather than monopoly . With the exception of Surinam , where the lure of sugar was ...
... Dutch canal . The new European annexations in the Caribbean , English , French and Danish de jure , were de facto Dutch . The Dutch stood for free trade rather than monopoly . With the exception of Surinam , where the lure of sugar was ...
Page 158
... Dutch had from 100 to 120 large vessels engaged in trade with the French West Indies ; the total trade of these islands employed 150 vessels , of which only three or four were French . They imported into the islands foodstuffs produced ...
... Dutch had from 100 to 120 large vessels engaged in trade with the French West Indies ; the total trade of these islands employed 150 vessels , of which only three or four were French . They imported into the islands foodstuffs produced ...
Page 161
... Dutch by furnishing them firearms and ammunition ' . The Cato of France , his abiding theme may be expressed in the words , ' Batavia delenda est , ' Holland must be destroyed . All foreign vessels , but particularly the Dutch , were to ...
... Dutch by furnishing them firearms and ammunition ' . The Cato of France , his abiding theme may be expressed in the words , ' Batavia delenda est , ' Holland must be destroyed . All foreign vessels , but particularly the Dutch , were to ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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