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St. Lucia: Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive
Excerpt from St. Lucia
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About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
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. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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442 pages, Paperback
First published February 24, 2010
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August 17, 2017
Published in 1844, this book provides some interesting insights into St Lucia during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
February 28, 2013
A peep into the journal of Breen on his view of St.Lucia.
Breen provided a list of the documents from which he derived his information, for example: the Compensation and Manumission Papers, Parish Registers, Records of the several courts of Justice, Records of Mortgage Office, The Government Office, The Legislative Council and the Public Treasury. The author also relied on his personal reflection which at times belittled the culture of the enslaved in St.Lucia. In spite of his personal bias, the author explained the origin of the slaves from St.Lucia, citing that they were from Africa and other colonies in close proximity to St.Lucia. Breen explained the origin of the language of the enslaved; he described it as a jargon originating from the French language.
Breen provided a list of the documents from which he derived his information, for example: the Compensation and Manumission Papers, Parish Registers, Records of the several courts of Justice, Records of Mortgage Office, The Government Office, The Legislative Council and the Public Treasury. The author also relied on his personal reflection which at times belittled the culture of the enslaved in St.Lucia. In spite of his personal bias, the author explained the origin of the slaves from St.Lucia, citing that they were from Africa and other colonies in close proximity to St.Lucia. Breen explained the origin of the language of the enslaved; he described it as a jargon originating from the French language.
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