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Excerpt from A Historical Account of St. Thomas, W. I: With Its Rise and Progress in Commerce, Missions and Churches, Climate and Its Adaptation to Invalids, Geological Structure, Natural History, and Botany, and Incidental Notices of St. Croix and St. Johns
His description of the present state of St. Thomas, with his notices of St. Croix and St. John''s, he hopes will not be unacceptable to the many strangers from Europe and the United States who visit these islands. Invalids especially may rely upon the information given concerning the climate.
In his remarks upon the insurrection in St. Croix, emancipation in the islands and present state of the laboring classes, he has endeavored to express his views honestly and fully, as dictated by an impartial judgment and as the result of careful observation upon facts.
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His description of the present state of St. Thomas, with his notices of St. Croix and St. John''s, he hopes will not be unacceptable to the many strangers from Europe and the United States who visit these islands. Invalids especially may rely upon the information given concerning the climate.
In his remarks upon the insurrection in St. Croix, emancipation in the islands and present state of the laboring classes, he has endeavored to express his views honestly and fully, as dictated by an impartial judgment and as the result of careful observation upon facts.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - John P. Knox
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ISBN - 9780331556575
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 274
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ISBN - 9781331573883
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