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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... United States in its most vulnerable spot . If ever the United States had a Navigation Law , wrote Jefferson to Wash- ington in 1788 , it should confine exports rather than imports- unlike the European exclusive - to national ships or ...
... United States in its most vulnerable spot . If ever the United States had a Navigation Law , wrote Jefferson to Wash- ington in 1788 , it should confine exports rather than imports- unlike the European exclusive - to national ships or ...
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... United States does hereby demand , that the Govern- ment of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in ... United States be , and he hereby is , directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces in the United ...
... United States does hereby demand , that the Govern- ment of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in ... United States be , and he hereby is , directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces in the United ...
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... United States , now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba . ' IV . That all acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated , and all lawful rights acquired thereunder ...
... United States , now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba . ' IV . That all acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated , and all lawful rights acquired thereunder ...
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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