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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... land settlement of farmers on some of its lands , the manager wrote in reply : ' We have about 1,000 acres of land uncultivated which will eventually be suitable for growing canes ... We cannot afford to part with any of this land . In ...
... land settlement of farmers on some of its lands , the manager wrote in reply : ' We have about 1,000 acres of land uncultivated which will eventually be suitable for growing canes ... We cannot afford to part with any of this land . In ...
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... land owned half the area under cultivation , comprising units of more than 100 acres . The outstanding example of land settlement in the British colonies was the rice industry of British Guiana , which increased from 29,000 acres in ...
... land owned half the area under cultivation , comprising units of more than 100 acres . The outstanding example of land settlement in the British colonies was the rice industry of British Guiana , which increased from 29,000 acres in ...
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... land in freehold . ' The land offered should be sold in small plots , five or seven acres as the Guiana Small Farmers Committee recommended , with no initial down payment and the cost extended over a number of years at low rates of ...
... land in freehold . ' The land offered should be sold in small plots , five or seven acres as the Guiana Small Farmers Committee recommended , with no initial down payment and the cost extended over a number of years at low rates of ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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