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Caribbean
by Michener, James A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good: some creasing at corners of a few pages, age wear at bottom of boards, text clean, binding tight./very good: age wear, NOT clipped ($22.95)
- ISBN 10
- 0394565614
- ISBN 13
- 9780394565613
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1989. first edition. hardcover. very good: some creasing at corners of a few pages, age wear at bottom of boards, text clean, binding tight./very good: age wear, NOT clipped ($22.95). 8vo 672pp. Stated first edition, number line to 2, as usual for Random House. from front flap: "The lush islands of the Caribbean have always possessed a special allure--as colonial treasures in days gone by, as vacation retreats today. Told in James A. Michener's incomparable fashion, here is a magnificent story of the struggle for empire, and of political, economic and racial currents in one of the most beautiful and hotly contested regions of the globe." #01097.
Synopsis
A typical Michener *roman a clef* spanning several hundred years of history of the Caribbean region. Starting with a few chapters of the indigenous history, it evolves to follow the fortunes of families from England, Spain, France and Africa as their experiences as plantation owners, imperial administrators and naval officers, slaves and freemen intertwine over the years to the time of publication of the novel (1980s). From a historical perspective, it educates on the role of sugar in the colonization of the various islands such as Jamaica and Haiti and how the legacy of colonization affects the culture and economic health of the current nations. One particularly interesting set of vignettes is devoted to the Caribbean service of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1021
- Title
- Caribbean
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: some creasing at corners of a few pages, age wear at bottom of boards, text clean, binding tight.
- Jacket Condition
- very good: age wear, NOT clipped ($22.95)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394565614
- ISBN 13
- 9780394565613
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- caribbean, fiction, novel, first edition,
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