New History of Jamaica - From Earliest Accounts to Taking of Porto Bello By Vice Admiral

Klappentext This 1740 second edition covers Jamaica's early colonial history, its laws, the lives of governors, and the exploits of pirates. Zusammenfassung Little is known about the anonymous author of this book! later identified as one Charles Leslie! whose family had strong Caribbean interests. This 1740 second edition covers Jamaica's early colonial history! its laws! the lives of its governors! the trading of slaves! and the exploits of famous Caribbean pirates. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The author's voyage to that island; 2. A description of Jamaica, its natural advantages, manners of the people etc.; 3. Spanish cruelty on first settling there, its conquest by the English; 4. The enterprizes of the famous buccaneers Bartholomew, Brasiliano, Lewis Scot and John Davis; 5. The life and gallant actions of the ever-memorable Sir Henry Morgan, and his almost incredible enterprizes and successes against the Spaniards; 6. Institution of the General Assembly, and other curious particulars; 7. Abstract of all the laws and statutes in force in Jamaica; 8. The first Assiento contract, enterprizes of the rebel Negroes, dreadful earthquake, French invasion; 9. Port-Royal burnt to the ground, a dreadful hurricane, Blackbeard, a famous pyrate; 10. The rebels submit to terms; 11. Of the government, ecclesiastical, civil and military, of Jamaica, customs of the inhabitants; 12. Of the products of Jamaica, of its trees, plants, birds, beasts, fish, insects etc.; 13. Its trade and commerce, its importance to Great Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Leslie, Leslie Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781108083430
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08343-0
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Jamaica, HISTORY / Historical Geography, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, Historical Geography, C 1700 To C 1800, History / Caribbean & West Indies / Jamaica