The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war
Parker, Matthew2011
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Place reservation for The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and warThe 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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