A History of Jamaica from its discovery by Christopher Columbus to the present time; including an account of its trade and agriculture; sketches of the manners, habits, and customs of all classes of its inhabitants; and a narrative of the progress of religion and education in the island

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Gardner,W. J. (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1873
    Published:
    London: Elliot Stock
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, History, Jamaica, Social life and customs, and Agriculture
    Notes:
    512 p, History of Jamaica written after the abolition of slavery by a man imbued with a sense of 18th-century liberalism. It is based on public records and archives, and the mass of pamphlet literature which had been published over the years.

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