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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... nearly 70 per cent of the exports , to the value of the sugar produced . What improved methods of manufacture and ... nearly 40 per cent of the total number of sugar plantations in Barbados , Trinidad , British Guiana , and St. Kitts ...
... nearly 70 per cent of the exports , to the value of the sugar produced . What improved methods of manufacture and ... nearly 40 per cent of the total number of sugar plantations in Barbados , Trinidad , British Guiana , and St. Kitts ...
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... nearly $ 30 million , of which over 60 per cent was in land , buildings , equipment . The Punta Alegre Company , with assets of $ 19 million , had over 75 per cent in plants , railroads , land . The Cuban Atlantic Company had assests of ...
... nearly $ 30 million , of which over 60 per cent was in land , buildings , equipment . The Punta Alegre Company , with assets of $ 19 million , had over 75 per cent in plants , railroads , land . The Cuban Atlantic Company had assests of ...
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... nearly 5 per cent of total exports in 1920 to less than half of one per cent in 1939 . During the same period tobacco exports declined from 20 per cent of the total to slightly more than 5 per cent . Sugar was the largest single ...
... nearly 5 per cent of total exports in 1920 to less than half of one per cent in 1939 . During the same period tobacco exports declined from 20 per cent of the total to slightly more than 5 per cent . Sugar was the largest single ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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