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Gibson, Carrie, 1976-

Gibson, Carrie

Athens Drive Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
West Regional

Adult Non-Fiction

Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
West Regional - Adult Non-Fiction

Examines the story of the Caribbean from Columbus's first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands--largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable desire for tropical luxuries. From the early years of settlement to the age of sugar and slavery, during which vast riches were generated for Europeans through the enforced labor of millions of enslaved Africans, to the great slave rebellions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the long, slow progress towards independence in the modern era, Gibson offers a panoramic view of this complex and contradictory region. Traces the story of the coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, exploring its history from the arrival of Columbus through colonialism to the present, offering a panoramic view of this complex region. In October 1492, an Italian-born, Spanish-funded navigator discovered a new world, thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean. In Empire's Crossroads, Carrie Gibson, unfolds the story of the Caribbean, from Columbus's first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands-- largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable desire for tropical luxuries. From the early years of settlement to the age of sugar and slavery, during which vast riches were generated for Europeans through the enforced labour of millions of enslaved Africans, to the great slave rebellions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the long, slow progress towards independence in the modern era, Gibson offers a vivid, panoramic view of this complex and contradictory region. From Cuba to Haiti, from Jamaica to Trinidad, the story of the Caribbean is not simply the story of slaves and masters, but of fortune-seekers, tourists, scientists and pirates. It is not only a story of imperial expansion-- European and American-- but also of life as it is lived in the islands, both in the past and today.

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction

972.9 GIBSO

Wake County Public Libraries

Athens Drive Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
West Regional

9780802126146

2014

Atlantic Monthly Press

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Caribbean Area
Caribbean Area -- History
Caribbean Area -- Social conditions
History
Social history

Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day

Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson

Empire's crossroads

a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day

History
Social conditions
Social history