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The Letter to the Governor of Barbados, written by ‘George Fox and others’ in 1671, continues to be a controversial document among Quakers. In this book, Simon Webb presents a complete version of the Letter, together with a detailed assessment of both the the Letter and Fox’s journey to Barbados. ‘The title makes the book sound like an Enid Blyton book, the latest of George’s adventures around the world. Such a series would be a fine idea if it is written in the same vivid way as this little book by Simon Webb’ Claire Marie White in The Friend For the print edition of this book,...

The 500 Amazing facts about the Negro Volume II: 101-200, is a continuation of the 500 Amazing Facts about the Negro series and a tribute to the 1934 classic the 100 Amazing facts about the Negro written by J.A. Rodgers. In Volume II we will focus on North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America with a special insight into FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS. As we traverse the intricate tapestry of Black history, this volume takes us to new parts of the Americas not yet discussed, venturing into the enchanting realms of the Caribbean, Central, and South America. With our magnifying ...

Based on actual events spanning forty years, this story is about the relentless struggle of a family’s search for freedom, the Great Seven Fidel Castro’s inner circle, and an epic adventure driven by a passionate love relationship set in pre- and post-Revolutionary Cuba. The love story is the main impetus of this chronicle. Pepe, the only survivor of the inner circle to escape several assassination attempts, is forced to leave his family and his fiancée (Alicia) in Cuba. Alicia, who is carrying his unborn child, conceals her pregnancy to ensure Pepe’s immediate departure to safety.

In its formative years, America, birthplace of a revolution, wrestled with a volatile dilemma. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and many other founding fathers clashed. What was to be the new republic's strategy toward a revolution roiling just off its shores? From 1790 to 1810, the disagreement reverberated far beyond Caribbean waters and American coastal ports. War between France and Britain, the great powers of the time, raged on the seas and in Europe.

Edición Especial del 50 Aniversario Este libro conmemora el 50 aniversario del terremoto de 1976 relatando las experiencias de algunos de los misioneros de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días que servían en Guatemala en ese momento. También incluye un homenaje especial a Pablo Choc, presidente de rama de Patzicía, y a su hijo Daniel Choc, quien fue el primer misionero de Patzicía y el primer misionero cakchiquel de la Iglesia. A las 3:03:33 a. m. del 4 de febrero de 1976, un terremoto sacudió Guatemala. Entre 23.000 y 25.000 personas murieron, 80.000 ...

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the emergence of a new threat to government and organized society. Privateers and pirates raided along the coast of powerful countries and were, at times, at war with England, France, and Spain. They developed their own system of rules, a code of morality, and a very rough form of government. Pirates were eventually able to organize behind a captain who eventually would become like a governor with judicial power over all the pirates and control over settlements taken by the pirates in raids.

Eric was skeptical of the white man who entered his store. His antennas instantly shot up; his brain screamed cop! Rachel, standing close by, shared the same sentiment. She watched the man like a hawk, wondering what he wanted from the business place. The man approached the counter and asked for some weed. Eric and Rachel exchanged wary glances, their looks indicating they were right after all. He was surely a cop. Eric’s worker behind the counter looked his way, his gaze questioning whether he should serve the man. The man caught the exchange and quickly indicated that he was not a cop, ...

The reader of this book will get an intimate glimpse into the lives of Brindley and Patricia Benn and their family, who loom large in the history of the small South American nation of Guyana. Guyana is about to assume a much larger role on the world stage, because of its vast, newly discovered oil resources. With this book, we hope that Guyanese both young and old will gain a better understanding of their nation's long and arduous struggle for the right to develop into a modern and sovereign nation-state. The reader will learn how neo-colonialism operated during the period following World ...

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was a revolutionary figure who played a significant role in the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. He was not just a guerrilla warfare strategist but also an iconic symbol of socialism and Marxism in Latin America. His life story is a fascinating blend of political philosophy, military strategy, and personal biography. This book provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the life and ideas of Che Guevara. It explores his formative years in Argentina, his travels throughout Latin America, his involvement in the Cuban Revolution, and his subsequent ...

Bajo las sábanas de Ponce es una cautivadora colección de cuentos que nos transporta a la diversidad cultural y social de Puerto Rico en el siglo XVIII, a través de relatos en los que la historia y la ficción se entrelazan de manera sorprendente. José Gregorio Parada reúne con maestría historias de amor, pasión prohibida, conflictos familiares y las luchas de los más desfavorecidos, revelando las complejidades de una sociedad marcada por normas estrictas y secretos ocultos. Cada cuento ofrece un vistazo a la vida de personajes apasionados y sufridos, invitando al lector a ...

Haïti : L’histoire qu’on vous a cachée est bien plus qu’un livre d’histoire : c’est une plongée vibrante au cœur d’un passé volontairement occulté. De Makandal à Bois Caïman, de Toussaint Louverture à Dessalines, l’ouvrage dévoile les pages invisibles de la première révolution noire victorieuse du monde. Derrière les récits officiels tronqués et les mythes imposés par les colonisateurs, il révèle la vérité brute : celle d’un peuple enchaîné qui, animé par une foi inébranlable en la liberté, fit trembler les empires et redessina le destin de ...

Explore the captivating history of Havana! This captivating history audiobook is for you if you want to go on a startling adventure, starting from the days of Christopher Columbus and continuing through wars, revolutions, protests, and partying.

Join abolitionist Richard Henry Dana as he explores Spanish Cuba in 1859, where kidnapped Black Africans were slaves on vast sugar plantations along with impoverished Chinese coolies suffering under unbreakable eight-year contracts. Dana visited Cuba on a fact-finding mission he calls a vacation voyage. He describes Cuban slavery; explores Cuban society, institutions, and educational systems; and exposes a corrupt prison system, where the more a prisoner pays, the less he is punished.

Tony Cuesta is the action-adventure story of a courageous former compadre of Fidel Castro who fled Cuba and became a Little Havana hero by launching raids against the communists occupying his homeland. Close friends: Tony Cuesta and Fidel Castro attended the University of Havana together in the mid 1950s. The two were involved in sports, hung out at trendy bars and cafés, and, of course, chased girls together. But eventually, these two close friends would be torn apart by world events and political situations they had no control over. Cuesta went to the hills with Fidel, Raúl Castro, and ...

The Nation the World Could Not Break is the story the world hoped you would never read, because once you know it, you can never see history, freedom, or yourself the same way again. This is not just a book about Haiti. It is a book about the greatest victory against oppression in human history, and the global conspiracy to erase it. Born in fire on the plantations of Saint-Domingue, forged by men and women who had nothing but their bare hands and their unkillable will, Haiti became the first nation in the world to permanently abolish slavery, and the only nation where the enslaved defeated ...

This photo-based tour includes over 115 pictures from historical locations from several countries in the Caribbean with short background histories. Featured locations include: the Puerto Rico Capitol, Castillo San Cristóbal, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, El Yunque National Forest, statues and pictures from around St. Maarten, Bloody River massacre site (St. Kitts), the remains of a sugar plantation (St. Kitts), Betty's Hope plantation and windmills (Antigua), Nelson's Dockyard (Antigua), Fort James (Antigua), St. John's Cathedral (Antigua), the Devil's Bridge (Antigua), a governor's ...

Fidel Castro, uno dei politici più influenti dell'ultimo secolo, ha attirato l'attenzione del mondo intero sin dai tempi della rivoluzione cubana. Gli ideali di libertà e la fiera opposizione agli Stati Uniti hanno sempre contraddistinto la sua linea d'azione. Politico lungimirante ma anche assolutista, Castro ha messo Cuba al centro di notevoli discussioni: l'avvento del comunismo, la crisi dei missili e l'embargo sono solo alcuni degli aspetti che hanno reso celebre il suo governo.

Haiti’s history is a saga of unmatched courage, resilience, and unfinished struggles. At the dawn of the 19th century, enslaved men and women of Saint-Domingue rose against the greatest empire of their age. Defying the odds, they defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s seemingly invincible army and proclaimed Haiti the first free Black republic in the world. This First War of Independence shook the very foundations of slavery and colonialism. Yet freedom carried a heavy price. Fearing France’s return, Haiti’s first leaders fortified the nation with symbols of defiance like the Citadelle ...

Bloody Plátanos: La oscura historia de United Fruit y el nacimiento de las repúblicas bananeras Detrás de la simple y cotidiana banana se esconde un imperio global construido sobre el poder, la explotación y el derramamiento de sangre. Bloody Plátanos la historia no contada de cómo la United Fruit Company (UFC), más tarde conocida como Chiquita Brands International, transformó una fruta tropical en un símbolo de la codicia corporativa, la manipulación geopolítica y la represión laboral. A lo largo de más de un siglo, este impactante reportaje lleva a los lectores desde las ...

Este libro constituye una corrección crucial y poderosa a la historia, a menudo tergiversada, de la Revolución Haitiana. Durante demasiado tiempo, la narrativa que rodea la lucha de Haití por la libertad ha sido elaborada por los mismos colonizadores que fueron derrocados por la población esclavizada—aquellos que falsamente se representaron a sí mismos como invencibles. En realidad, la Revolución Haitiana no solo abolió la esclavitud en Haití, sino que también demostró al mundo que las potencias coloniales podían, de hecho, ser derrotadas. Una de las principales revelaciones de...