A History of the West Indies
Containing the Natural, Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island
Nonfiction, History
| Author: | Thomas Coke | ISBN: | 9781136258213 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas Coke |
| ISBN: | 9781136258213 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Disappointed with the purely secular tone of the earlier West Indian histories, Thomas Coke concentrated on the history of the missions in the Caribbean. This work was written immediately after the abolition of slavery, but 25 years before emancipation, and based on a wealth of documentation.
Disappointed with the purely secular tone of the earlier West Indian histories, Thomas Coke concentrated on the history of the missions in the Caribbean. This work was written immediately after the abolition of slavery, but 25 years before emancipation, and based on a wealth of documentation.
