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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... estimated at two million pounds sterling , or about £ 6,600 each plantation ; slightly more than the smallest sugar plantation in Jamaica . The total sugar production of the island was 16,000 hogsheads , slightly more than fifty ...
... estimated at two million pounds sterling , or about £ 6,600 each plantation ; slightly more than the smallest sugar plantation in Jamaica . The total sugar production of the island was 16,000 hogsheads , slightly more than fifty ...
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... estimated that the French could undersell their rivals by from 10 to 20 per cent , one estimate even going as high as 25 per cent . In 1788 the Jamaican planters conceded that they could no longer continue to ' retain in the European ...
... estimated that the French could undersell their rivals by from 10 to 20 per cent , one estimate even going as high as 25 per cent . In 1788 the Jamaican planters conceded that they could no longer continue to ' retain in the European ...
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... estimated in 1911 that , in order to make Great Britain self - sufficient in sugar , it would require 500 factories ... estimated that a profit of 25 per cent would be obtained from the manufacture of 20,000 tons of beetroot if 6 per ...
... estimated in 1911 that , in order to make Great Britain self - sufficient in sugar , it would require 500 factories ... estimated that a profit of 25 per cent would be obtained from the manufacture of 20,000 tons of beetroot if 6 per ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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