[PDF] A Short History Of The West Indies 2nd Ed Reprinted eBook

Author : John Horace Parry
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Page : 382 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 1971
Category : History
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"The first edition of 'A Short History of the West Indies' dealt with events in the Caribbean up to 1956. The second edition described the events that took place in the countries of the archipelago between that year and 1962 ... The Third edition treats of events in the Caribbean between 1962 and 1970 ..."--Authors' note, p. ix.

Author : J H (John Horace) 1914-1982 Parry
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2021-09-10
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ISBN : 9781015174528

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Author : Arnold Kennedy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781396716935

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Excerpt from The Story of the West Indies Main form what we call the British West Indies. The whole of these territories put to gether would be not much larger than the United Kingdom; yet from Barbados in the east to British Honduras in the west is a distance of 2000 miles, and another line of 2000 miles running north and south would be too short to connect Bermuda with the equatorial end of British Guiana. Bermuda, indeed, is up in the temperate zone, and many of the Bahamas too are north of the Tropics; but these may all be reckoned as belonging to the West Indian branch of the British Empire: Even if we leave Bermuda out of the count, we find in our West Indian possessions amazing2 story OF the west indies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bryan Edwards
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2017-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780332475585

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 2 There is likewife, in each of the Iflands, a confiderable number of perfons, of mixed blood, and Native Blacks, of free condition. In Jamaica they are reckoned, as we have them, at and I have reafon to believe they do not fall Ibort of the fame number in all the other Iflands col lee'tively taken. The whole inhabitants therefore may properly be divided into four great clafl'es. X. European Whites; 2. Creole or Native Whites; 3. Creoles of mixed blood, and free Native Blacks 4. Negroes in a fiate of flavery. I {hall treat of each Clafs feparately; premifing, however, that there are perfons not comprehended in either clafs; fuch as emigrants from North America, and a confiderable body of Jews. In Jamaica, the latter enjoy almofi every privile e pofl'effed by the Chrifiian Whites, excepting orgy the right of voting at eleetions, of being returned to ferve in the afl'embly, and of holdmg any office of ma gifiracy but they have the liberty of purchafing and holding lands, as freely as any other people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bryan Edwards
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 14,57 MB
Release : 2018-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780364751916

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 3 (a) The following account of the White Inhabitants, free-negroes, and Slaves, in the French Well Indies, may ftrve to gratify curiofity. It is taken from the authority of Monf. Neckar; but I have reafon to think that the Negro Slaves are nearly doubled in the French Iflands (ince this ac count Was taken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Algernon Edward Aspinall
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780267494118

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Excerpt from The British West Indies: Their History, Resources and Progress In concluding this Preface I must express my indebted ness to Miss Sherlock and Captain G. A. 0. Lane for the loan of several photographs, and to Mr. N. Darnell Davis, and those gentlemen mentioned in the text who have kindly assisted me in the compilation of this book by furnishing me with much useful information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bryan Edwards
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 30,91 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780428146788

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 After all, my firfi: object has been truth, not. Novelty. I have endeavoured to collect ufeful knowledge wherefoever it lay, and when I found books that could (apply what I fought, I have fometimes been content to adopt, without alteration, what was thus fur nifhed to my hands. Jthus, extracts and paf fages from former writers occupy fome of my pages; and not having always been careful to note the authorities to which I reforted, I find it now too late to afcertain the full extent of my obligations of this kind. They may be traced moft fi'equently, I believe, in the firfi and lait parts of my work: In the firfi, be caufe, when I began my talk, I had lefs con fidence in my own refources than I found after wards, when practice had rendered writing familiar to me and in the laft, becaufe, when. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.