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War and Trade in the West Indies
Language: en
Pages: 604
Authors: Richard Pares
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-12 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in 1963. This volume is an historical look at the succession of war and trade of the West Indies from 1739 to 1763, combining law, politics, nar
Sugar and Slavery
Language: en
Pages: 572
Authors: Richard B. Sheridan
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Canoe Press (IL)

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This book covers the changing preference of growing sugar rather than tobacco which had been the leading crop in the trans-Atlantic colonies. The Sugar Islands
The British West Indies During the American Revolution
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Selwyn H. H. Carrington
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

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This study deals with the economic and political impact of the American War of Independence (1775-1783) on the development of the British West Indian colonies.
History of the Caribbean
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Frank Moya Pons
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

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Explores the history, context, and consequences of the major changes that marked the Caribbean between Columbus' initial landing and the Great Depression. This
The Sugar Barons
Language: en
Pages: 465
Authors: Matthew Parker
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-13 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Traces the rise and fall of Caribbean sugar dynasties, discussing the Britain's dependence on colony wealth, the role of slavery in sugar plantation culture, an