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Richard Ligon
A True and Exact History of the Island of Barbadoes [PDF 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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Formatera PDF ● Sidor 144 ● ISBN 9781134729548 ● Utgivare Taylor and Francis ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 6 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2689471 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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