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

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-02-11

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9781397305367

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 2 Women and Cbz'la'ren. Of one _'people of Colour, and tbez'r ds'rent' trz'oes or ca/is. Ana' on toe jmu/afz'oei and native Black: of free condition - Toen cbaraé'r'er at lengz'b, concluding 'wz'tb an Ode to the Sable Venus. 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. 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: 2018-03-17

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 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.

More Than Chattel
More Than Chattel

Author: David Barry Gaspar

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1996-04-22

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780253210432

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Gender was a decisive force in slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited in both reproductive and productive capacities. They did not figure prominently in revolts because they engaged in less confrontational methods of resistance, emphasizing creative struggle to survive dehumanization and abuse.

The Problem of Emancipation
The Problem of Emancipation

Author: Edward Bartlett Rugemer

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0807146854

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"A most persuasive work that repositions the American debates over emancipation where they clearly belong, in a broader Anglo-Atlantic context." -- Reviews in History While many historians look to internal conflict alone to explain the onset of the American Civil War, in The Problem of Emancipation, Edward Bartlett Rugemer places the origins of the war in a transatlantic context. Addressing a huge gap in the historiography of the antebellum United States, he explores the impact of Britain's abolition of slavery in 1834 on the coming of the war and reveals the strong influence of Britain's old Atlantic empire on the United States' politics. He demonstrates how American slaveholders and abolitionists alike borrowed from the antislavery movement developing on the transatlantic stage to fashion contradictory portrayals of abolition that became central to the arguments for and against American slavery. Richly researched and skillfully argued, The Problem of Emancipation explores a long-neglected aspect of American slavery and the history of the Atlantic World and bridges a gap in our understanding of the American Civil War. "Most discussions about the roots of the American Civil War seldom stray beyond the nation's borders, but Rugemer makes a persuasive case for why that should change." -- Charleston (SC) Post and Courier "A tremendous contribution to the greatest issue and ongoing controversy in pre--twentieth-century American historiography: the causes of the American Civil War. I was quite unprepared for Rugemer's crucial discoveries as he studied the way dozens of southern and northern newspapers responded to the British West Indian slave insurrections, to the British act of emancipation, and to the consequences of this so-called Mighty Experiment. Few historians have shown such sophistication in analyzing the rapidly changing pre--Civil War media and the shifts in public opinion." -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

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. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)
The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bryan Edwards

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-09

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781331011002

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Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 2 of 4 First arrival of the English at this islaad. - Origin progress, and termination of the proprietary government. - Revenue granted to the crown of four and a half per centum on all produce exported - how obtained. - Origin of the act of navigation. - Situation and extent of the island. - Soil and produce. - Population. - Decline, and causes thereof. - Exports and imports. The island of Barbadoes, of which I now propose to treat, was probably first discovered by the Portuguese in their voyages from Brasil; and from them it received the name which it still retains. 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.