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A Brief History of the Caribbean(1st Edition)
by D. H. Figueredo, Frank Argote-Freyre
Hardcover, 310 Pages, Published 2007 by Facts On File
ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7021-3, ISBN: 0-8160-7021-0

""A Brief History of the Caribbean" is an overview of the historical events that have taken place and shaped the islands of the Caribbean Sea - beginning with an account of the indigenous populations before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and ending with the major political and economic developments in early 2007 in Aruba, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, among others.The historical perspective i ..."

A Brief History of the Caribbean
by D. H. Figueredo, Frank Argote-Freyre
310 Pages, Published 2008 by Infobase Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-0831-5, ISBN: 1-4381-0831-1

"The 1692 rebellion involved more than 300 slaves, nearly one-third of whom were executed. During the second half of the 18th century, there were eight rebellions in Jamaica; during the first half of the 19th century, six rebellions were reported in Cuba. As noted in an earlier chapter, Haiti was the scene of the only successful slave revolution in the history of the modern world. One of the bloodiest uprisings occurred in Grenada. ..."