From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion 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 to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... British Empire in the Caribbean . A more recent British work on this period is G. C. Smith , Forerunners of Drake , A Study of English Trade with ... British Guiana Boundary . Arbitration with the United States of Select Bibliography 525.
... British Empire in the Caribbean . A more recent British work on this period is G. C. Smith , Forerunners of Drake , A Study of English Trade with ... British Guiana Boundary . Arbitration with the United States of Select Bibliography 525.
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... British Guiana , comprising a General Descrip- tion of the Colony , a Narration of some of the Principal Events from the Earliest Years of its Discovery to the Present Time , together with an Account of its Climate , Geology , Staple ...
... British Guiana , comprising a General Descrip- tion of the Colony , a Narration of some of the Principal Events from the Earliest Years of its Discovery to the Present Time , together with an Account of its Climate , Geology , Staple ...
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... British West Indian Colonies , London , n.d. Special mention should be made of the series of original works dealing with all phases of life in British Guiana republished by the Daily Chronicle of British Guiana . This represents an ...
... British West Indian Colonies , London , n.d. Special mention should be made of the series of original works dealing with all phases of life in British Guiana republished by the Daily Chronicle of British Guiana . This represents an ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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