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Caribbean - 1st Edition/1st Printing
de Michener, James A
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394565614
- ISBN 13
- 9780394565613
- Librería
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394565614 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with soiled boards, soiled edges, and foxed top edge in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear and light sunning; James Michener's story of the struggle for empire and of the political, economic and racial currents in one of the most beautiful and hotely contested regions of the globe; 8vo; xii, 672, [4] pages; FSA .
Sinopsis
A typical Michener *roman a clef* spanning several hundred years of history of the Caribbean region. Starting with a few chapters of the indigenous history, it evolves to follow the fortunes of families from England, Spain, France and Africa as their experiences as plantation owners, imperial administrators and naval officers, slaves and freemen intertwine over the years to the time of publication of the novel (1980s). From a historical perspective, it educates on the role of sugar in the colonization of the various islands such as Jamaica and Haiti and how the legacy of colonization affects the culture and economic health of the current nations. One particularly interesting set of vignettes is devoted to the Caribbean service of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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- Librería
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 30254
- Título
- Caribbean - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Autor
- Michener, James A
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edición
- First Edition; First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0394565614
- ISBN 13
- 9780394565613
- Editorial
- Random House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1989
- Palabras clave
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Literature
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
