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Antigua was named by Columbus in 1493, and permanently colonised by the British in 1632. The next two hundred years were full of upheaval that shaped the Caribbean island's identity: bloody battles, agricultural progress, British immigration and the establishment and then the abolition of the slave trade. The British-born author adopted Antigua as her home, and her love for the island is evident in both volumes. Legends, stories and particular island features of interest are introduced through the author's experiences and anecdotes, giving a full picture of Antigua at the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when the island's population and landscape changed rapidly and irrevocably. Volume 1 includes a comprehensive exploration of the struggles faced by the British during colonisation, and the contribution of several aristocratic families to the advancement of the island's legal, administrative and agricultural systems. Personal recollections give life to a complex history.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Antigua and the Antiguans
• Subtitle: A Full Account of the Colony and its Inhabitants
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364
• EAN: 9781108027762
• ISBN: 1108027768
• ID: 02056124
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 480 g
• Dimensions: 218 × 142 × 52 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. February 2011

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