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 82
... European rivals but also the attacks of European pirates . Men of all nationalities and faiths , united by the fact that the majority were fugitives from justice , their only industry was war on the Spaniard . Called buccaneers , from ...
... European rivals but also the attacks of European pirates . Men of all nationalities and faiths , united by the fact that the majority were fugitives from justice , their only industry was war on the Spaniard . Called buccaneers , from ...
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... European powers were of lesser signi- ficance in the eighteenth century . Denmark strengthened its claims on St. John by establishing settlements thereon , and in- creased its Caribbean empire by purchasing St. Croix from France in 1733 ...
... European powers were of lesser signi- ficance in the eighteenth century . Denmark strengthened its claims on St. John by establishing settlements thereon , and in- creased its Caribbean empire by purchasing St. Croix from France in 1733 ...
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... European power had a difference with a South American community , the European power shall consent to refer that controversy to arbitration . The doctrine of manifest destiny was never more sharply stated than it was by Secretary of ...
... European power had a difference with a South American community , the European power shall consent to refer that controversy to arbitration . The doctrine of manifest destiny was never more sharply stated than it was by Secretary 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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