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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... Island could boast of is not clear , though malice might suggest that there is some- thing in a name . In 1722 the English laid claim to the Danish islands of St. Thomas and St. John , as well as to Crab Island , a constant bone of ...
... Island could boast of is not clear , though malice might suggest that there is some- thing in a name . In 1722 the English laid claim to the Danish islands of St. Thomas and St. John , as well as to Crab Island , a constant bone of ...
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... island : " This Island of Barbados cannot last in an height of trade three years longer especially for sugar , the wood being almost already spent , and therefore in prudence a place must be presently thought upon , where this great ...
... island : " This Island of Barbados cannot last in an height of trade three years longer especially for sugar , the wood being almost already spent , and therefore in prudence a place must be presently thought upon , where this great ...
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... Island of Trinidad . ' In all the other West India Islands ( with the exception of Dominica , an exception which arises out of recent circumstances ) the white inhabitants form the great majority of the free people of the Colony and the ...
... Island of Trinidad . ' In all the other West India Islands ( with the exception of Dominica , an exception which arises out of recent circumstances ) the white inhabitants form the great majority of the free people of the Colony and the ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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