From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969The first of its kind, From Columbus to Castro is a definitive work about a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. Quite simply it's about millions of people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others -- separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. |
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Page 182
... supply slaves , the Dutch would ; and that the slaves were used by the Spaniards not to produce commodities which competed with those of the British West Indies , but in the silver mines and in domestic service . In 1681 the Jamaica ...
... supply slaves , the Dutch would ; and that the slaves were used by the Spaniards not to produce commodities which competed with those of the British West Indies , but in the silver mines and in domestic service . In 1681 the Jamaica ...
Page 218
... supply all the sugar and by - products needed by the mainland . With respect to the most important by - product ... supplies in British West Indian markets . The 218 From Columbus to Castro.
... supply all the sugar and by - products needed by the mainland . With respect to the most important by - product ... supplies in British West Indian markets . The 218 From Columbus to Castro.
Page 220
... supply Old England with sugar . Rum exports to England were about 100,000 gallons in 1700 , 1,655,922 in 1764 ... supplies from the British plantations , combined with the cheaper price of non - British produce . The fourth allegation ...
... supply Old England with sugar . Rum exports to England were about 100,000 gallons in 1700 , 1,655,922 in 1764 ... supplies from the British plantations , combined with the cheaper price of non - British produce . The fourth allegation ...
Contents
Introduction | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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