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 441
... land settlement of farmers on some of its lands , the manager wrote in reply : ' We have about 1,000 acres of land uncultivated which will eventually be suitable for growing canes ... We cannot afford to part with any of this land . In ...
... land settlement of farmers on some of its lands , the manager wrote in reply : ' We have about 1,000 acres of land uncultivated which will eventually be suitable for growing canes ... We cannot afford to part with any of this land . In ...
Page 447
... land owned half the area under cultivation , comprising units of more than 100 acres . The outstanding example of land settlement in the British colonies was the rice industry of British Guiana , which increased from 29,000 acres in ...
... land owned half the area under cultivation , comprising units of more than 100 acres . The outstanding example of land settlement in the British colonies was the rice industry of British Guiana , which increased from 29,000 acres in ...
Page 448
... land in freehold . ' The land offered should be sold in small plots , five or seven acres as the Guiana Small Farmers Committee recommended , with no initial down payment and the cost extended over a number of years at low rates of ...
... land in freehold . ' The land offered should be sold in small plots , five or seven acres as the Guiana Small Farmers Committee recommended , with no initial down payment and the cost extended over a number of years at low rates 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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