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Apocalypse 1692 : empire, slavery, and the great Port Royal earthquake / Ben Hughes.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hughes, Ben, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Slavery--Jamaica--17th century.
Slavery.
Slave rebellions--Jamaica--17th century.
Slave rebellions.
Port Royal (Jamaica)--History--17th century.
Port Royal (Jamaica).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (229 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2017.
Summary:
Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica's Port Royal was the jewel in England's quest for Empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea A haven for pirates and the center of the New World's frenzied trade in slaves and sugar, Port Royal, Jamaica, was a notorious cutthroat settlement where enormous fortunes were gained.
Contents:
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Chronology
Maps
Prologue
1. The West Indies Fleet
2. As Hot as Hell, and as Wicked as the Devil
3. Black Ivory
4. Plantation Slavery in the New World
5. No Peace Beyond the Line
6. The Decline and Fall of the Earl of Inchiquin
7. A Dismal Calamity
8. Inhuman Barbarities
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-59416-621-8
OCLC:
1013185721

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