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 122
... acres , of which 310 , about one- eighth of the acreage , were in cane , produced 230 hogsheads of sugar ( about 180 tons ) , and 34 puncheons of rum a year , em- ployed 229 slaves , seven white servants and 220 head of cattle . There ...
... acres , of which 310 , about one- eighth of the acreage , were in cane , produced 230 hogsheads of sugar ( about 180 tons ) , and 34 puncheons of rum a year , em- ployed 229 slaves , seven white servants and 220 head of cattle . There ...
Page 126
... acre plantation had 190 acres in cane , 200 in food crops , 500 in pen and pasture for 64 head of cattle . Another of 1,500 acres had 60 in cane , 30 in coffee , 10 in ginger , 20 in cotton , 130 in food crops , 1,000 in pen and pasture ...
... acre plantation had 190 acres in cane , 200 in food crops , 500 in pen and pasture for 64 head of cattle . Another of 1,500 acres had 60 in cane , 30 in coffee , 10 in ginger , 20 in cotton , 130 in food crops , 1,000 in pen and pasture ...
Page 450
... acres of land . ' In Puerto Rico the sugar advocates pleaded that an acre of sugar cane would buy , at retail prices , about four acres of sweet potatoes , yams , or white potatoes , about five acres of coffee , about six acres of dried ...
... acres of land . ' In Puerto Rico the sugar advocates pleaded that an acre of sugar cane would buy , at retail prices , about four acres of sweet potatoes , yams , or white potatoes , about five acres of coffee , about six acres of dried ...
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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