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 367
... nearly nineteen times the exports of Jamaica , nearly five times those of British Guiana , almost double those of the British West Indies , nearly six times the combined exports of Martinique and Guadeloupe . In 1894 Cuba produced more ...
... nearly nineteen times the exports of Jamaica , nearly five times those of British Guiana , almost double those of the British West Indies , nearly six times the combined exports of Martinique and Guadeloupe . In 1894 Cuba produced more ...
Page 430
... nearly one - quarter of all the cane land in the island and nearly one - half of all the land held in plantations . Central Aguirre owned nearly 25,000 acres and leased a further 18,000 . The holdings of Eastern Sugar Associates ...
... nearly one - quarter of all the cane land in the island and nearly one - half of all the land held in plantations . Central Aguirre owned nearly 25,000 acres and leased a further 18,000 . The holdings of Eastern Sugar Associates ...
Page 435
... nearly half was in plant and properties . The South Porto Rico Company had nearly 750,000 shares of common stock plus $ 5 million of preferred stock ; its total assets amounted to nearly $ 30 million , of which nearly half represented ...
... nearly half was in plant and properties . The South Porto Rico Company had nearly 750,000 shares of common stock plus $ 5 million of preferred stock ; its total assets amounted to nearly $ 30 million , of which nearly half represented ...
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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