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A true and exact history of the island of Barbados / Richard Ligon ; edited, with an introduction, by Karen Ordahl Kupperman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ligon, Richard.
- Standardized Title:
- True & exact history of the island of Barbados
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ligon, Richard.
- Travel.
- Sugar--Manufacture and refining.
- History.
- Botany.
- Barbados--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Barbados.
- Botany--Barbados--History--Early works to 1800.
- Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Barbados--History--Early works to 1800.
- Sugar.
- Ligon, Richard--Travel--Barbados.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- History of Barbados
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., [2011]
- Summary:
- Although originally published in 1657, this reprint more closely resembles the corrected 1673 edition, maintaining the punctuation but modernizing some language. Englishman Legion describes his ocean voyage to Barbados, the food eaten on the island at that time, and the region's flora and fauna. A 30-page introduction by Professor Kupperman of New York University summarizes Ligon's life and adds context to the history. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1657.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1603846204
- 9781603846202
- 9781603846219
- 1603846212
- OCLC:
- 716070323
- Publisher Number:
- 99948261111
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