Caribbean
Michener, James A. 1907-1997.
Caribbean by James A. Michener. - [United States] : Random House AudioBooks, p1989. - ILL analog, Dolby processed.
Only Michener could so masterfully bring the turbulent, dramatic history of the beautiful Caribbean to life. Moving from the European Courts of the 15th century that first claimed the region, to the Islands themselves, we watch the emergence of splendorous sugar plantations built on the backs of slaves; the bloody and victorious uprising in Haiti in 1800; and in modern times, the spread of the Rastafarian religion, the mass exodus from Cuba following the revolution and the general discontent of Caribbean nationales. Sprinkled throughout are fascinating portraits of historical heroes as they struggle against political, economic and racial oppression.
Abridged version of the book read by Roscoe Lee Browne.
Novel about the Caribbean islands depicting pirate attacks, bloody slave revolts, and the Cuban revolution through a blend of fiction and history.
039458046X
9780394580463
RH/100 Random House AudioBooks
2007657009
Caribbean Area -- History -- Fiction
Caribbean Area--History--Fiction.
RZC 0291
813.54
Caribbean by James A. Michener. - [United States] : Random House AudioBooks, p1989. - ILL analog, Dolby processed.
Only Michener could so masterfully bring the turbulent, dramatic history of the beautiful Caribbean to life. Moving from the European Courts of the 15th century that first claimed the region, to the Islands themselves, we watch the emergence of splendorous sugar plantations built on the backs of slaves; the bloody and victorious uprising in Haiti in 1800; and in modern times, the spread of the Rastafarian religion, the mass exodus from Cuba following the revolution and the general discontent of Caribbean nationales. Sprinkled throughout are fascinating portraits of historical heroes as they struggle against political, economic and racial oppression.
Abridged version of the book read by Roscoe Lee Browne.
Novel about the Caribbean islands depicting pirate attacks, bloody slave revolts, and the Cuban revolution through a blend of fiction and history.
039458046X
9780394580463
RH/100 Random House AudioBooks
2007657009
Caribbean Area -- History -- Fiction
Caribbean Area--History--Fiction.
RZC 0291
813.54