01733cam a22003498a 4500 5809 20230410103627.0 060907r19941992nyua b 001 0 eng 94015039 (OCoLC)ocm30155873 DLC DLC XBM LHA NLGGC BTCTA DRFGD 0452011345 NLGGC 127493220 (OCoLC)30155873 nw----- 200 F 1621 R735b 1994 972.91 20 15.85 bcl GRAL Rogoziânski, Jan. A brief history of the Caribbean : from the Arawak and the Carib to the present / Jan Rogoziânski. New York : Meridian, 1994. xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Originally published: New York : Facts on File, c1992. "A Plume book." Includes bibliographical references and index. The enduring environment and the first islanders -- Discovery of the islands -- Pirates fight for Spanish gold -- Spain's Caribbean colonies -- The Dutch empire -- Settlement of the Lesser Antilles -- The buccaneers of Jamaica, Saint-Domingue, and the Bahamas -- War and piracy, 1665-1720 -- Sugar rules the islands -- The world of the slaves -- England and France struggle to control the islands -- Runaways and rebels -- The British colonies -- The Spanish islands fight for freedom -- Hispaniola and the Leeward Islands -- The United States and the independent nations -- The islands regain political independence -- The Commonwealth Caribbean since independence. West Indies History. Baker and Taylor BTCP 94015039 lcc bk C0 DRFGD 22724 22724 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2018-10-23 1 0 200 F 1621 R735b 1994 00000002773 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk