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Caribbean (novel)

Caribbean (1989) is a historical novel written by James A. Michener, which describes and explores the history of the Caribbean region from the pre-Columbian period of the native Arawak tribes until about 1990.

Chapter Summary
A Hedge of Croton: the invasion of the Caribs in the Arawak homelands. • Death of Greatness: the classic Mayan Period. • Christopher Columbus in Hispaniola: the trial of Christopher Columbus after his ruthless rule of Hispaniola. • The Spanish Lake: the adventures of Sir Francis Drake. • Big Storms in Little England: history of Barbados. • The Buccaneer: stories of Henry Morgan and English privateers. • The Sugar Interest: a fictional story that revolves around the island St. John's and the Caribbean sugar monopoly. • A Wedding on Nevis: the accounts of Horatio Nelson. • The Creoles: a history of Guadeloupe, a French colony. • The Tortured Land: Haiti and the Haitian Revolution. • Marshal Law: the Morant Bay rebellion and following legal battle between John Stuart Mill and Alfred Tennyson. • Letters of Introduction: a fictional account of "All Saints Island" and a Caribbean perspective of the pre-World War II relationship between United Kingdom and Germany. • The Scholar: a fictional story of a young Trinidadian scholar who leaves the University of West Indies to stay in Miami shortly after the Cuban exile wave of immigration. • The Rasta Man: a fictional story of a young Rastafarian whose travels to All Saint's Island revolve around the Caribbean obsession over the sport of cricket. • Twins: a fictional story of a two Cuban refugees returning to Cuba, which culminates in their meeting with Fidel Castro. • The Golden Sea: a character meets descendants and other characters from previous chapters. == References ==
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