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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... tons of sugar per factory , 240 acres of cane per plantation . Barbados ' exports of 50,958 tons , produced by 47,045 workers in 440 factories on 74,000 acres , represented less than one ton per worker , two - thirds of a ton per acre ...
... tons of sugar per factory , 240 acres of cane per plantation . Barbados ' exports of 50,958 tons , produced by 47,045 workers in 440 factories on 74,000 acres , represented less than one ton per worker , two - thirds of a ton per acre ...
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... tons : Territory India 1815 1828 1849 1882 1894 6,215 . 6,636 * Mauritius 1,002 * 18,061 * Java 1,235 ( 1806 ) 1,223 ... tons in 1894-1895 ; New South Wales , in Australia , produced 207,771 tons of cane in the same year on 14,204 acres ...
... tons : Territory India 1815 1828 1849 1882 1894 6,215 . 6,636 * Mauritius 1,002 * 18,061 * Java 1,235 ( 1806 ) 1,223 ... tons in 1894-1895 ; New South Wales , in Australia , produced 207,771 tons of cane in the same year on 14,204 acres ...
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... tons . In 1866 the largest factory , Waghausel , worked 66,000 tons of beet ; with 12.60 pounds of beets needed to make one pound of sugar in the country as a whole , this represented an output of over 5,000 tons of sugar . There were ...
... tons . In 1866 the largest factory , Waghausel , worked 66,000 tons of beet ; with 12.60 pounds of beets needed to make one pound of sugar in the country as a whole , this represented an output of over 5,000 tons of sugar . There were ...
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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