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Book SynopsisA two-volume portrait of the first two hundred years of Antiguan history since British colonisation. Memoirs, legends and documents are used to follow the British aristocrats who established the infrastructure of the island during colonisation and the rise of the slave trade, and show how Antigua's identity was shaped.
Table of Contents29. Caribs; 30. Negroes, their introduction into the New World; 31. Negroes, palliations, but not excuses, for former cruelties; 32. Negroes, the assertion that negroes are careless of all domestic ties confuted by anecdotes; 33. Negroes, superstition; 34. Seeming paradoxes explained; 35. Negroes, 'shadows' continued; 36. Negroes, the crime of poisoning; 37. Negroes, a little change for the better; 38. Negroes, their amusements; 39. Negroes, fondness for the 'Nancy stories'; 40. Negroes, further sentences upon 'dress'; 41. Negroes, occupations; 42. Negroes, employment of the women; 43. Negroes, exterior appearance; 44. Remarks upon free system; 45. A chapter on colour; 46. Prejudice; 47. Grades among the pure in blood; 48. The pure in blood; 49. The pure in blood; 50. Zoology; 51. Zoology; 52. Botany; 53. Government; Supplemental chapter; Appendix.
