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THE HISTORY, CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL, OF THE WEST INDIES
WITH A CONTINUATION TO THE PRESENT TIME |
By: |
Bryan Edwards |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£61.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1108024750 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108024754 |
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Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
9 December, 2010 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition |
Pages: |
678 |
Description: |
This groundbreaking history of the West Indies, originally published in 1793, remained a standard work, being repeatedly expanded and updated. |
Synopsis: |
Bryan Edwards (1743-1800) was a wealthy West Indian planter, politician and historian. He vigorously opposed the abolition of the slave trade, since the sugar industry relied heavily on it. His most important work was The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, originally published in two volumes in 1793, and subsequently expanded (this fifth edition of 1819 reaching five volumes) with many plates and maps. In this wide-ranging work, he described his aim as 'to describe the manners and dispositions of the present inhabitants, as influenced by climate, situation, and other local causes ...an account of the African slave trade, some observations on the negro character and genius, and reflections on the system of slavery established in our colonies'. Volume 1 covers the physical geography of the area, its early inhabitants, and the discovery and settlement by Europeans. |
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7 b/w illus. 9 maps |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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