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Book Review of Caribbean

Caribbean
Caribbean
Author: James A. Michener
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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From the 1310 conquest of the peaceful Arawaks by voracious cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbu's arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan's notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Castro-Caribbean carries us through 700 dramatic years in a take teeming with revolution and romance, slavery and superstition, heartfelt characters and thunderous destinies. In this awesome and capitvating story of great scope and wonder, Michener has created his most spectacular and thrilling historical novel to date.