The Black Carib Wars: Freedom, Survival and the Making of the GarifunaIn The Black Carib Wars, Christopher Taylor offers the most thoroughly researched history of the struggle of the Garifuna people to preserve their freedom on the island of St. Vincent. The Black Carib Wars draws on extensive research in Britain, France, and St. Vincent to offer a compelling narrative of the formative years of the Garifuna people. Christopher Taylor, London, England, is a journalist who works for the Guardian (London). He is the author of The Beautiful Game: A Journey through Latin American Football. |
Contents
Good Friends Cruel Enemies | 21 |
3 | 41 |
Quel Roi? | 51 |
Allies of the French | 85 |
A Pity it Belongs to the Caribs | 109 |
The Cry of Liberty | 129 |
Calvary of the Caribs | 153 |
Aftermath | 165 |
Appendix 1 | 183 |
Numbers Names and Ages of Charibs | 191 |
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Common terms and phrases
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