The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war
Parker, Matthew2011
Books, Manuscripts
The beautiful West Indies are sold to us as unspoilt paradise islands. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are few places in the world with a more turbulent, dramatic and shocking history. 'The Sugar Barons' focuses on key moments in the story of the first British Empire's rise and fall.
Main title:
The sugar barons : family, corruption, empire and war / Matthew Parker.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Hutchinson, 2011.
Collation:
xvii, 446 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780091925833 (hbk)
Dewey class:
972.903
Local class:
972.903 PAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
709353