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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... produce of the soil and industry of the planters , whereas he re- gretted the readiness with which societies of merchants in England bought waste land in the British sugar colonies . Similarly Chalmers compared the British planter ...
... produce of the soil and industry of the planters , whereas he re- gretted the readiness with which societies of merchants in England bought waste land in the British sugar colonies . Similarly Chalmers compared the British planter ...
Page 305
... produce , but more produce will be raised , not less labour employed . ' It was the superior value of slaves and the greater fertility of the soil of Trinidad and Guiana which formed the background to this intercolonial slave trade ...
... produce , but more produce will be raised , not less labour employed . ' It was the superior value of slaves and the greater fertility of the soil of Trinidad and Guiana which formed the background to this intercolonial slave trade ...
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... produce what Barbados ' 440 exported in that year ; about four to produce what Jamaica's 140 exported . The average output per factory in Trinidad was slightly more than one - quarter of the German average ; in British Guiana about one ...
... produce what Barbados ' 440 exported in that year ; about four to produce what Jamaica's 140 exported . The average output per factory in Trinidad was slightly more than one - quarter of the German average ; in British Guiana about one ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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