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Island Caribs and French settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763
- Title
- Island Caribs and French settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763 / John Angus Martin.
- Author
- Martin, John Angus
- Publication
- St. George's, Grenada : The Grenada National Museum Press, 2013.
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- Description
- xviii, 438 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763 is the first detailed look at the early modern history of Grenada and the Grenadines. Like the history after 1763, this period is quite intriguing and offers fascinating insights into many aspects of Caribbean history in general. Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada looks at the native Amerindian populations and their reactions to Spanish invasion of the region after 1498, the early European colonization of Grenada with the failed British attempt in 1609 and the successful French settlement in 1649, and the wars of subjugation and ultimately extermination of the native populations. It also chronicles the privateering and colonial wars among the Europeans, the trials of colonial development, the establishment of plantation agriculture, and the creation and growth of African chattel slavery and the impact on economic and social institutions. The 113 years of French colonization is analyzed and discussed in great detail. It is a testament to the French and the foundation that they built between 1649 and 1763 that the British were able to create a prosperous colonial economy in the decades after Grenada's cession in 1763.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- Sc D 14-1859
- ISBN
- 9781490472003
- 1490472002
- LCCN
- 2013374225
- OCLC
- 862741390
- Author
- Martin, John Angus, author.
- Title
- Island Caribs and French settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763 / John Angus Martin.
- Publisher
- St. George's, Grenada : The Grenada National Museum Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 14-1859