Caribbean"A grand epic." THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER Master storyteller James A. Michener sweeps us off to the Caribbean, with a magnificent novel that captures the eternal allure of that glittering string of islands and their tumultuous history. Beginning in 1310 and continuing through Columbus's arrival and the bloody slave revolt of Haiti to the rise of Castro, CARIBBEAN carries us through 700 dramatic years in a tale teeming with revolution and romance, slavery and superstition, heartfelt characters and thunderous destinies. A Dual Main Slection of the Book-of-the-Month Club "From the Paperback edition." |
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Page 387
... Toussaint , he had not the effrontery to badger him with Pauline's behavior : What that man needs is not lecturing , but sleep . And when the two dined together , for Pauline was usually out in the ruined town with someone else , he ...
... Toussaint , he had not the effrontery to badger him with Pauline's behavior : What that man needs is not lecturing , but sleep . And when the two dined together , for Pauline was usually out in the ruined town with someone else , he ...
Page 388
... Toussaint , who felt his life and his efforts drawing to a close , could not afford to wait even the two weeks which would have verified Vaval's predic- tion , and next morning he awakened César before dawn : ' Old friend , I have no ...
... Toussaint , who felt his life and his efforts drawing to a close , could not afford to wait even the two weeks which would have verified Vaval's predic- tion , and next morning he awakened César before dawn : ' Old friend , I have no ...
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... Toussaint drew their swords , pointing the sharp ends at his heart and throat . ' Citizen Toussaint , you're under arrest , ' and when Brunet , visibly shaken by the disgraceful thing he had been forced to do , returned to the room ...
... Toussaint drew their swords , pointing the sharp ends at his heart and throat . ' Citizen Toussaint , you're under arrest , ' and when Brunet , visibly shaken by the disgraceful thing he had been forced to do , returned to the room ...
Contents
A HEDGE OF CROTON | 3 |
DEATH OF GREATNESS | 22 |
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN HISPANIOLA | 50 |
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