The Imperial Achievement: The Rise and Transformation of the British EmpireProvides A General Survey, An Interpretation Of The Rise And Transformation Of The Empire And Commonwealth In The Light Of Modern World And The Way It Is Going. |
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Page 113
... Jamaica experienced roaring prosperity as sugar exports surpassed tobacco ; cocoa , indigo , hides and logwood were booming , and pirates and privateers returned to base to spend their gains . Barbados became even richer , Nevis ...
... Jamaica experienced roaring prosperity as sugar exports surpassed tobacco ; cocoa , indigo , hides and logwood were booming , and pirates and privateers returned to base to spend their gains . Barbados became even richer , Nevis ...
Page 118
... Jamaica , Morgan was never really on the side of the establishment . He had got his start through an uncle in 1668 when , with the con- nivance of the authorities , he sacked Puerto Bello in Costa Rica . Here he compelled nuns and ...
... Jamaica , Morgan was never really on the side of the establishment . He had got his start through an uncle in 1668 when , with the con- nivance of the authorities , he sacked Puerto Bello in Costa Rica . Here he compelled nuns and ...
Page 231
... Jamaica . It was promptly and ruthlessly suppressed by the Australian explorer and administrator , Governor Eyre , who lost in Jamaica the humane reputation he had gained in Australia . Indeed , his conduct and recall gave rise to a ...
... Jamaica . It was promptly and ruthlessly suppressed by the Australian explorer and administrator , Governor Eyre , who lost in Jamaica the humane reputation he had gained in Australia . Indeed , his conduct and recall gave rise to a ...
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