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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... Dutch canal . The new European annexations in the Caribbean , English , French and Danish de jure , were de facto Dutch . The Dutch stood for free trade rather than monopoly . With the exception of Surinam , where the lure of sugar was ...
... Dutch canal . The new European annexations in the Caribbean , English , French and Danish de jure , were de facto Dutch . The Dutch stood for free trade rather than monopoly . With the exception of Surinam , where the lure of sugar was ...
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... Dutch had from 100 to 120 large vessels engaged in trade with the French West Indies ; the total trade of these islands employed 150 vessels , of which only three or four were French . They imported into the islands foodstuffs produced ...
... Dutch had from 100 to 120 large vessels engaged in trade with the French West Indies ; the total trade of these islands employed 150 vessels , of which only three or four were French . They imported into the islands foodstuffs produced ...
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... Dutch by furnishing them firearms and ammunition ' . The Cato of France , his abiding theme may be expressed in the words , ' Batavia delenda est , ' Holland must be destroyed . All foreign vessels , but particularly the Dutch , were to ...
... Dutch by furnishing them firearms and ammunition ' . The Cato of France , his abiding theme may be expressed in the words , ' Batavia delenda est , ' Holland must be destroyed . All foreign vessels , but particularly the Dutch , were to ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
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