History of the British West Indies

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History of the British West Indies (1954) examines the history of the islands of the Caribbean from their first discovery, through the periods of colonisation and slavery, and up to the beginnings of their status as independent nations.

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History of the British West Indies (1954) examines the history of the islands of the Caribbean from their first discovery, through the periods of colonisation and slavery, and up to the beginnings of their status as independent nations.

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1. General Description 2. The Inhabitants 3. The Discovery of the West Indies 4. Later Voyages of Explorations 5. Spanish Colonisation 6. The Challenge to Spanish Monopoly 7. The First English Colonies 8. The Spread of Colonisation 9. The Western Design 10. English Colonies in the Early Days 11. The Restoration Period (1660-1670) 12. The End of the Stuart Period (1670-1688) 13. The Passing of the Seventeenth Century (1688-1702) 14. The War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) 15. After the Treaty of Utrecht (1713-1739) 16. Years of Triumph (1739-1763) 17. Years of Disaster (1764-1784) 18. After the Treaty of Versailles (1784-1802) 19. The War Against Napoleon (1803-1815) 20. Peace and Emancipation (1816-1838) 21. The Victorian Age (1838-1900) 22. The Twentieth Century (1901-1952). Appendices