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Thomas Coke
A History of the West Indies [EPUB ebook]
Containing the Natural, Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island

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Disappointed with the purely secular tone of the earlier West Indian histories, Thomas Coke concentrated on the history of the missions in the Caribbean. This work was written immediately after the abolition of slavery, but 25 years before emancipation, and based on a wealth of documentation.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 1472 ● ISBN 9781136258213 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 2014 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 3089010 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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