Port Royal, Jamaica Contributor(s): Pawson, Michael (Author), Buisseret, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 9766400725 ISBN-13: 9789766400729 Publisher: University of the West Indies Press OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
Dewey: 972.9 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.85" W x 8.81" (0.85 lbs) 266 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates. |