The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war
Parker, Matthew2011
Books, Manuscripts
The beautiful West Indies are sold to us as unspoilt paradise islands. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are few places in the world with a more turbulent, dramatic and shocking history. 'The Sugar Barons' focuses on key moments in the story of the first British Empire's rise and fall.
Main title:
The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war / Matthew Parker.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Hutchinson, 2011.
Collation:
464 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780091925833 (hbk)0091925835 (hbk)
Dewey class:
972.9'03972.903972.903972.9972.903 HIST
Local class:
972.903BH6/B
Language:
English
Subject:
Sugar plantations -- Caribbean Area -- HistorySugar trade -- Caribbean Area -- HistoryHistorySugar plantations -- West Indies -- HistorySugar trade -- West Indies -- HistoryHistoryCaribbean Area -- History -- 18th centuryCaribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- 18th centuryGreat Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 18th centuryWest Indies -- HistoryGreat Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 19th centuryWest Indies -- History
BRN:
679142
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