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An edition of Caribbean (1989)

Caribbean

1st ed.

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A typical Michener roman a clef spanning several hundred years of history of the Caribbean region. Starting with a few chapters of the indigenous history, it evolves to follow the fortunes of families from England, Spain, France and Africa as their experiences as plantation owners, imperial administrators and naval officers, slaves and freemen intertwine over the years to the time of publication of the novel (1980s).

From a historical perspective, it educates on the role of sugar in the colonization of the various islands such as Jamaica and Haiti and how the legacy of colonization affects the culture and economic health of the current nations.

One particularly interesting set of vignettes is devoted to the Caribbean service of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson.

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Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
672

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Subjects
Ficción, Fiction, Historia, History, Belletristische Darstellung, Geschichte, Caribbean Area -- History -- Fiction, Caribbean area, fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general
Places
Caribbean Area, Caribe (Región)

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Cover of: Caribbean
Caribbean: A Novel
December 13, 2005, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Caribe
Caribe
1991, Emecé Editores
in Spanish
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Cover of: Caribbean.
Caribbean.
1991, Ballantine Books
in English
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Cover of: The Caribbean
The Caribbean
November 1990, Mandarin
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Cover of: Caribbean
Caribbean
1989, Secker & Warburg
in English
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Cover of: Caribbean.
Caribbean.
1989, Guild Publishing
in English
Cover of: Caribbean
Caribbean
1989, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [669]-672).
The maps are on lining papers.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3525.I19 C38 1989, PZ3.M583Cas 1989, PS3525.I19C38 1989

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Pagination
x, 672 p. :
Number of pages
672

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OL2217521M
Internet Archive
caribbean00mich_1
ISBN 10
0394565614
LCCN
89042785
OCLC/WorldCat
19921004
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Q58881673
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65135
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988101

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