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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... capital investment in the British sugar colonies at sixty million pounds sterling . In 1730 it was estimated that the cost of production of one hogshead of sugar of 1,300 pounds weight , that is , approximately twelve hundredweight ...
... capital investment in the British sugar colonies at sixty million pounds sterling . In 1730 it was estimated that the cost of production of one hogshead of sugar of 1,300 pounds weight , that is , approximately twelve hundredweight ...
Page 364
... capital , comprised 12,000 acres , of which 5,000 were in cane , contained 23 miles of private railway , and employed 1,200 men in harvest time . Another United States - owned enterprise , Santa Teresa , of 9,000 acres , represented a ...
... capital , comprised 12,000 acres , of which 5,000 were in cane , contained 23 miles of private railway , and employed 1,200 men in harvest time . Another United States - owned enterprise , Santa Teresa , of 9,000 acres , represented a ...
Page 575
... capital in Cuba , 364 ; sugar yields , 382 ; and Canada , 399 ; and Puerto Rico , 406 , 466-9 , 510-11 ; imperialist aims in Carib- bean , 409-14 , 421-7 ; and Cuba , 410-13 , 418-23 , 481-5 , 492 , 498 , 510 ; and Russia , 411 ; Monroe ...
... capital in Cuba , 364 ; sugar yields , 382 ; and Canada , 399 ; and Puerto Rico , 406 , 466-9 , 510-11 ; imperialist aims in Carib- bean , 409-14 , 421-7 ; and Cuba , 410-13 , 418-23 , 481-5 , 492 , 498 , 510 ; and Russia , 411 ; Monroe ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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