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Swords Ships and Sugar: A History of Nevis to 1900
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780963381859
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 0963381857
Label: Premiere Editions International
Manufacturer: Premiere Editions International
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1996-12
Publisher: Premiere Editions International
Studio: Premiere Editions International
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Rating:  - Very entertaining history of Nevis.
I just finished this book last night and I was surprised that I could hardly put this book down. A very interesting read for anyone that's interested in history in the Caribbean. My only complaint is that there wasn't much time spent on the nineteenth century and that's what I was really interested in reading about. There's plenty about the 1600's and the 1700's, but very little about the 1800's. I hadn't realized how volitale life was living on one of the Caribbean islands in that time period ... Read More
Rating:  - History that reads like an adventure novel!
This is a thoroughly researched history of Nevis, one of the pivotal islands in the Caribbean. It includes battles on the high seas, pirates, slave revolts, the origin of rum and the drama of a sugar empire built and destroyed. The amazing thing about this book is that it never gets boring or dry. I stayed up to finish it like I normally do with a Dick Francis mystery novel. If high school and college History had been this interesting there'd be a lot better attention paid in class.
Rating: - A historical yet entertaining history of the island of Nevis
Having traveled to Nevis every January for the past 8 years for a holiday, I found this book truly fascinating. For those of you who don't know about Nevis, it is part of the twin island state of St. Kitts - Nevis located in the Leeward island chain in the Caribbean. Nevis has a long history starting with the Carib and Arawak Indians, and ending up with a fusion of races from England, France, Africa, South America, etc.
What I found so great about this book was the fact that the author, ... Read More
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