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Born in Central America, Matthew Parker spent part of his childhood in the West Indies, acquiring a life-long fascination with the history of the region. Since graduating from Oxford, he has worked as an editorial consultant on a number of works of history, and written three bestselling books. He now lives with his family in east London.

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The Sugar Barons

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      Publisher Cornerstone
      Published 2 February 2012
      ISBN-13 9780099558453
      978-0099558453
      ISBN-10 0099558459
      Also in:
      History European history History of the Americas

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Born in Central America, Matthew Parker spent part of his childhood in the West Indies, acquiring a life-long fascination with the history of the region. Since graduating from Oxford, he has worked as an editorial consultant on a number of works of history, and written three bestselling books. He now lives with his family in east London.

      Trade Review
      Compelling, wonderful . . . The Sugar Barons is an exemplary book; history as it should be written * Independent *
      Gripping . . . a compendium of greed, horrible ingenuity and wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful social history -- William Dalrymple
      A shocking tale of corruption and brutality ... an admirable and gripping history * Sunday Times *
      Very impressive - a meticulously researched piece of work, and so engagingly written ... what a story! -- Andrea Levy, author of Small Island and Long Song
      A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book ... Mr Parker tells an extraordinary, neglected and shameful history with gusto * Economist *

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