La Magdalena: The Story of Tobago 1498 to 1898

by David Phillips and Professor David Phillips

Book Overview

This is a history of the author's home, Tobago, one of the Windward Islands and now part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. In the era of tobacco, indigo and sugar, its fertility was sought after by Courlanders (Latvians), the Dutch, the French and English. The cultivation of sugar became supreme and with it the necessity for slave labour to work the plantations. Beyond their own requirements there was a demand for slaves by the Spanish settlements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595322999
• ISBN13: 9780595322992
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"