The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-09

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 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.


The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9781527685710

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 3 Houses of assembly.-prerogative denied to be in the Crown of establishing in the Colonies Constitutions less free than that of Great Britain -most of the British West Indian Islands settled by Emigrants from the mother-country. 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.


The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-16

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780331173505

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 4 HE discovery of a new Hemisphere by christopher columbus, and the progress of the Spaniards in the conquest of it, have been deservedly the theme of a long se ries of Histories in the several languages of Europe; and the subject has been recently resumed and illustrated by a celebrated Writer among ourselves. - lt is not therefore my intention to tread again in so beaten a track, by the recital of occurrences Of which few can be ignorant, if the noblest exertions of the human mind, producing evenis the most singular and import ant in the history of the world, are circumstances deserving admiration and inquiry. 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.


The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 4 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 4 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780332821986

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 4 of 4 To M. Delaire, a very considerable and respeétable merchant in the town of the Cape, who has since removed to the state of South Carolina, I was indebted for a similar narrative, drawn up by himself in the English language, of which he is a very competent master. It is brief, but much to the purpose; dis plays an intimate knowledge of the concerns of the colony, and traces, with great acuteness, its disasters to their source. 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.


The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-26

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9780282611262

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 3 0 this enlarged and correaed Edition of the Hifiory of the Weft Indies, it was the intention of the Author to prefix a Pre face, touching every fource of additional in telligence, every rectification of error, and the general completion of his views, in fur nifhing every document of commerce, of po licy, and of natural hifiory, as connected with. 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.


The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 3 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 3 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-12

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780428948412

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 3 of 4 Lumen, enumerating the eastern auxiliaries of Porn pey, describes a people who used the cane-juice a a common drink. 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.