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 122
... sugar plantation . The largest , which was also the largest in the island , was that of Philip Pinnock . It comprised 2,872 acres , of which 242 , about nine per cent , were in cane , produced 140 hogsheads of sugar ( about 112 tons ) ...
... sugar plantation . The largest , which was also the largest in the island , was that of Philip Pinnock . It comprised 2,872 acres , of which 242 , about nine per cent , were in cane , produced 140 hogsheads of sugar ( about 112 tons ) ...
Page 127
... sugar and cheaper sugar , stepped in . Why did not the Jamaican planters cultivate sugar on the idle land ? The answer is that it was the deliberate policy of the planter to restrict production in order to keep prices at a high level ...
... sugar and cheaper sugar , stepped in . Why did not the Jamaican planters cultivate sugar on the idle land ? The answer is that it was the deliberate policy of the planter to restrict production in order to keep prices at a high level ...
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... sugar ; in 1897 , 31 per cent . The United States was the second best market in the world for sugar . Virtually excluded from the British market , the Caribbean sugar industry was beginning to find that the United States market , too ...
... sugar ; in 1897 , 31 per cent . The United States was the second best market in the world for sugar . Virtually excluded from the British market , the Caribbean sugar industry was beginning to find that the United States market , too ...
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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