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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... Saint- Domingue . ' Saint - Domingue is a second Sodom which will be consumed by the wrath of God . ' The Comte d'Ennery's prophecy was partly right and partly wrong . Saint - Domingue was consumed , but the wrath was the wrath of the ...
... Saint- Domingue . ' Saint - Domingue is a second Sodom which will be consumed by the wrath of God . ' The Comte d'Ennery's prophecy was partly right and partly wrong . Saint - Domingue was consumed , but the wrath was the wrath of the ...
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... Saint - Domingue to all persons over 25 possessing certain income qualifications . The Abbé Grégoire , a prominent abolitionist , proposed an amendment which would explicitly include the mulattoes . The proposal was not even discussed ...
... Saint - Domingue to all persons over 25 possessing certain income qualifications . The Abbé Grégoire , a prominent abolitionist , proposed an amendment which would explicitly include the mulattoes . The proposal was not even discussed ...
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... Saint - Domingue and has produced an imposing series of books and articles entitled Notes d'Histoire Coloniale , of which the following are relevant to the period under review : I. Une plantation de Saint - Domingue : la sucrerie ...
... Saint - Domingue and has produced an imposing series of books and articles entitled Notes d'Histoire Coloniale , of which the following are relevant to the period under review : I. Une plantation de Saint - Domingue : la sucrerie ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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