Author : Bryan Edwards
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334250910
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (59 download)
Book Synopsis The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Bryan Edwards
Download or read book The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Bryan Edwards and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, Vol. 1 of 2 H E difcovery of a new hemifphere by Chrif - o T t0pher Columbus, and the progrefs of the Spaniards in the conquef't of it, have been defervedly the theme of a long feries of hiftories in. The feveral languages of Europe; 'and the fubjeet has been'recently refumed and illuf'trated by a celebrated Writer among ourfelves. - It is not therefore my in tention to tread again in iofdealcn'ka, tragkikby the recital of occurrences of which few can be ignorant, if the noblef't exertions Of the human mind, produc ing events the mo: fingular and important in the hifiory of the world, are circum ances deferving ad miration and enquiry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."