1: Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and its Inhabitants (Cambridge Library Collection – Slavery and Abolition)

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Antigua used to be named by Columbus in 1493, and permanently colonised by the British in 1632. The following two hundred years were full of upheaval that shaped the Caribbean island’s identity: bloody battles, agricultural progress, British immigration and the establishment after which the abolition of the slave trade. The British-born creator adopted Antigua as her home, and her love for the island is evident in both volumes. Legends, stories and particular island features of interest are introduced during the creator’s experiences and anecdotes, giving a full picture of Antigua on the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when the island’s population and landscape changed abruptly and irrevocably. Volume 1 features a comprehensive exploration of the struggles faced by the British throughout colonisation, and the contribution of a couple of aristocratic families to the advancement of the island’s legal, administrative and agricultural systems. Personal recollections give life to a complex history.

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