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 119
... England , a visible and tangible symbol of the wealth that was sugar . Barbados maintained a lobby in England from 1670 to look after its interests ; they met regularly at a tavern in London . The Jamaican Coffee House , formerly and ...
... England , a visible and tangible symbol of the wealth that was sugar . Barbados maintained a lobby in England from 1670 to look after its interests ; they met regularly at a tavern in London . The Jamaican Coffee House , formerly and ...
Page 143
... England , England would have no less inhabitants , but rather an increase of people by such evacuation , because that one Englishman , with the Blacks that work with him , accounting what they eat , use and wear , would make employment ...
... England , England would have no less inhabitants , but rather an increase of people by such evacuation , because that one Englishman , with the Blacks that work with him , accounting what they eat , use and wear , would make employment ...
Page 165
... England protested against refining in the British colonies . England supported them as France supported the French refiners . The matter came before Parliament in 1671 , at the very period when Colbert was urging the increase of ...
... England protested against refining in the British colonies . England supported them as France supported the French refiners . The matter came before Parliament in 1671 , at the very period when Colbert was urging the increase of ...
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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