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History of Barbados (Cass Library of West Indian Studies, No. 19)
History of Barbados - Cass Library of West Indian Studies, No. 19 Author:Sir R Schomburg Sir Robert Schomburgk's history of Barbados, the island that was once Britain's foremost colonial possession in the Western Hemisphere, is a massive and all-embracing study of its subject. Every aspect of the island, from climatology to zoology, is described in detail and statistical tables of various kinds are scattered throughout the book. — Th... more »is classic in West Indian history gains even further interest from the period in which it was written - when just enough time had elapsed since the abolition of slavery to allow a judicious observer to give a valuable first-hand appraisal of its effects, and it is invaluable, not only for a study of the history of Barbados, but for its wealth of information about the island.« less