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Richard Ligon
A True and Exact History of the Island of Barbadoes [EPUB ebook]

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In this eye-witness history of Barbados, Ligon gives perhaps the earliest account of attempts at sugar manufacture. His description of a plantation indicates the size and complexity of the estates acquired in Barbados by subtle and greedy” planters, even in the early days of the industry.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9781134729616 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2689472 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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