From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969The first of its kind, From Columbus to Castro is a definitive work about a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. Quite simply it's about millions of people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others -- separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. |
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Page 124
... Barbados , the jewel of the seven- teenth century , lagged behind . In 1736 Barbados produced 22,769 hogsheads of sugar , 17,416 tons . For the years 1740 to 1748 the annual average declined to 13,948 hogsheads , a decline of more than ...
... Barbados , the jewel of the seven- teenth century , lagged behind . In 1736 Barbados produced 22,769 hogsheads of sugar , 17,416 tons . For the years 1740 to 1748 the annual average declined to 13,948 hogsheads , a decline of more than ...
Page 226
... Barbados suffered severely from the shortage of supplies . Prices rose steeply , as is indicated in the table below . Commodity Colony Before the War After the War Rice , per cwt . Barbados 12/6 30 / - ( 1784 ) Jamaica 13/9 to 20 / - 42 ...
... Barbados suffered severely from the shortage of supplies . Prices rose steeply , as is indicated in the table below . Commodity Colony Before the War After the War Rice , per cwt . Barbados 12/6 30 / - ( 1784 ) Jamaica 13/9 to 20 / - 42 ...
Page 369
... Barbados ' exports , produced in 440 factories , could have been produced in twenty Cuban factories ; Jamaica's , produced in 140 factories , could have been produced in eight in Cuba . However superior British Guiana and Trinidad might ...
... Barbados ' exports , produced in 440 factories , could have been produced in twenty Cuban factories ; Jamaica's , produced in 140 factories , could have been produced in eight in Cuba . However superior British Guiana and Trinidad might ...
Contents
Introduction | 10 |
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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