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Excerpt from An Historical Survey of the the Island of Saint Domingo, Together With an Account of the Maroon Negroes in the Island of Jamaica: And a History of the War in the West Indies, in 1793, and 1794; Also, a Tour Through the Several Islands of St. Vincent, Antigua, Tobago, and Grenada, in the Years 1791 and 1792
0 this new and additional Volume of the Hifiory of the Weft Indies, it was the imten tion of the Author to prefix a Preface, touching Jeveny fource of additional intelligence, every rectifi cation: of error, and the general completion of his views, in furniihing every document of commerce, of policy; and of natural''hifiory, as connected with the countries and the people he defcribes. He had carefully re''vifed and corrected the text of his Book, preparatory to fuch ef''ay, developing the 1cheme of its con?ruétion, and the philofophy of i s contents. But death interrupted the defign; and ere the~lafi fheet was revifed from the preis, -bryan edwards was no more! He had long infi''ered Irom the diforder which brought him to the.
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0 this new and additional Volume of the Hifiory of the Weft Indies, it was the imten tion of the Author to prefix a Preface, touching Jeveny fource of additional intelligence, every rectifi cation: of error, and the general completion of his views, in furniihing every document of commerce, of policy; and of natural''hifiory, as connected with the countries and the people he defcribes. He had carefully re''vifed and corrected the text of his Book, preparatory to fuch ef''ay, developing the 1cheme of its con?ruétion, and the philofophy of i s contents. But death interrupted the defign; and ere the~lafi fheet was revifed from the preis, -bryan edwards was no more! He had long infi''ered Irom the diforder which brought him to the.
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
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Bryan Edwards
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260056320
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 478
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Bryan Edwards
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334250385
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 480
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