Historic Jamaica from the Air
Title | Historic Jamaica from the Air PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Tyndale-Biscoe |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Travel |
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Historic Jamaica
Title | Historic Jamaica PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Cundall |
Publisher | Good Press |
Total Pages | 355 |
Release | 2023-07-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
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"Historic Jamaica" by Frank Cundall. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Title | A Brief History of Seven Killings PDF eBook |
Author | Marlon James |
Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Total Pages | 706 |
Release | 2015-09-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1594633940 |
A tale inspired by the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley spans decades and continents to explore the experiences of journalists, drug dealers, killers, and ghosts against a backdrop of social and political turmoil.
The Natural, Moral, and Political History of Jamaica, and the Territories thereon Depending
Title | The Natural, Moral, and Political History of Jamaica, and the Territories thereon Depending PDF eBook |
Author | James Knight |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | 740 |
Release | 2021-05-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813945577 |
Between 1737 and 1746, James Knight—a merchant, planter, and sometime Crown official and legislator in Jamaica—wrote a massive two-volume history of the island. The first volume provided a narrative of the colony’s development up to the mid-1740s, while the second offered a broad survey of most aspects of Jamaican life as it had developed by the third and fourth decades of the eighteenth century. Completed not long before his death in the winter of 1746–47 and held in the British Library, this work is now published for the first time. Well researched and intelligently critical, Knight’s work is not only the most comprehensive account of Jamaica’s ninety years as an English colony ever written; it is also one of the best representations of the provincial mentality as it had emerged in colonial British America between the founding of Virginia and 1750. Expertly edited and introduced by renowned scholar Jack Greene, this volume represents a colonial Caribbean history unique in its contemporary perspective, detail, and scope.
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom
Title | Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen E. A. Monteith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 420 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789766401085 |
"Jamaica's rich history has been the subject of many books, articles and papers. This collection of eighteen original essays considers aspects of Jamaican history not covered in more general histories of the island, and illluminates more recent developments in Jamaican and West Indian history." "Unique in its interdisciplinary approach, the collection emphasizes the relevance of history to everyday life and the development of a national identity, culture and economy. The essays are organized in three sections: Historiography and Sources; Society, Culture and Heritage; and Economy, Labour and Politics, with contributions from scholars in the Departments of History, Literatures in English and Political Sciences and from the Main Library, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica." -- Book Jacket.
The History of Jamaica from 1494 to 1838
Title | The History of Jamaica from 1494 to 1838 PDF eBook |
Author | Thibault Ehrengardt |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Total Pages | 198 |
Release | 2015-12-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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This is a lively and richly illustrated history of the island of Jamaica from its discovery (1494) to the abolition of slavery (1838). Find more about the arrival of Columbus, the Spanish dominion, the English (Cromwell) capture in 1655 and the birth of the dreadful buccaneers of Port Royal (Henry Morgan)! Slaves are at the heart of the history of Jamaica: some fled from the plantations to become the feared Maroons (they almost ruined the entire colony), others like Tacky rebelled against the Whites. In the 18th century, Jamaica became a giant cane field as sugar represented the true wealth of the island. But everything stopped in 1838. The author has given priority to ancient testimonies to make it more exciting and lively.
A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica
Title | A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica PDF eBook |
Author | Lucille Mathurin Mair |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 532 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
An exposure of women as agents of history - a path-breaking achievement at a time when Caribbean historiography ignored women. The white woman consumed, the coloured woman served and the black woman laboured.