The Cornish in the Caribbean: From the 17th to the 19th CenturiesTroubador Publishing Ltd, 15.01.2019 - 343 Seiten The first book to look specifically at the movement of Cornish men and women to and from the Caribbean from the early days of colonialism. A fascinating subject for those with an interest in all things Cornish, be they in Cornwall, in the Caribbean, or in the wider Cornish diaspora.The Cornish in the Caribbean is the first study to tell the stories of some of the many Cornish men and women who went to the Caribbean. Some became wealthy plantation owners, while others came as indentured servants and labourers. Cornish men were active in the armed services, taking part in the numerous sea and land battles fought by the competing European powers throughout the region. Cornish officers and crew sailed on the ships of the Falmouth Packet Service which took the mail to and from the Caribbean. Methodism was strong in Cornwall and Methodist missionaries and their wives came to the Caribbean to evangelise both the enslaved and the newly free. The most striking transfer of Cornish skills to the Caribbean was to be found in mining. As Cornish mining declined, and the Great Emigration of miners and their families got underway, Cornish mining engineers, captains and miners went out to mines throughout the Caribbean. “Meticulously researched and highly readable” Bridget Brereton, Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies. |
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Jamaica and the Cayman Islands | 33 |
In Defence of the Empire | 69 |
The Falmouth Packet Service | 103 |
Barbados the British Windward Islands | 127 |
the Mines of British Guiana | 156 |
Methodist Missionaries | 184 |
The Mines of Cuba and | 205 |
The Mines of Virgin Gorda | 233 |
Background History of the British | 259 |
Background History of Jamaica | 266 |
Background History of Barbados | 274 |
The Early History of Methodism and | 285 |
Background History of Virgin Gorda | 297 |
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