CaribbeanRandom House, 1989 - 672 Seiten "A grand epic." THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER Master storyteller James A. Michener sweeps us off to the Caribbean, with a magnificent novel that captures the eternal allure of that glittering string of islands and their tumultuous history. Beginning in 1310 and continuing through Columbus's arrival and the bloody slave revolt of Haiti to the rise of Castro, CARIBBEAN carries us through 700 dramatic years in a tale teeming with revolution and romance, slavery and superstition, heartfelt characters and thunderous destinies. A Dual Main Slection of the Book-of-the-Month Club "From the Paperback edition." |
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... Arawaks on this and other islands were one of the most peaceful peoples in the world : they had no word for war , for none was needed , and they reared their children in abounding love . They revered their old people and eased them ...
... Arawaks on this and other islands were one of the most peaceful peoples in the world : they had no word for war , for none was needed , and they reared their children in abounding love . They revered their old people and eased them ...
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... Arawaks treasured the golden conch shell as the source of tools and adornments for their women , the Caribs for the lethal spikes it gave their clubs ; the Arawaks had adapted manioc liquid to enhance their food , the Caribs used it as ...
... Arawaks treasured the golden conch shell as the source of tools and adornments for their women , the Caribs for the lethal spikes it gave their clubs ; the Arawaks had adapted manioc liquid to enhance their food , the Caribs used it as ...
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... Arawaks was merely the first in an unbroken chain of brutali- ties . On the day of attack the Caribs struck according to plan , with the first group under Karúku rushing in from the north and making a considerable clamor , which drew ...
... Arawaks was merely the first in an unbroken chain of brutali- ties . On the day of attack the Caribs struck according to plan , with the first group under Karúku rushing in from the north and making a considerable clamor , which drew ...
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A HEDGE OF CROTON | 3 |
DEATH OF GREATNESS | 22 |
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN HISPANIOLA | 50 |
Urheberrecht | |
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