The History, Civil and Commercial, of the West Indies : With a Continuation to the Present Time (Paperback)

Prefatory advertisement; Sketch of the life of the author; Book I. A General View of Their Ancient State and Inhabitants: 1. Geographical arrangement; 2. Of the Charaibes, or ancient inhabitants of the Windward Islands; 3. Of the natives of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Porto-rico; 4. Land animals used as food; Book II. Jamaica: 1. Discovery of Jamaica by Columbus; 2. Cromwell for attacking the Spaniards in 1655; 3. Proceeding of the English in Jamaica after its capture; 4. Situation; 5. Topographical description; Book III. English Charaibean Islands: 1. Barbadoes; 2. Grenada and its dependencies; 3. Saint Vincent and its dependencies, and Dominica; 4. Leeward Charaibean Island government, comprehending Saint Christopher's, Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, and the Virgin Islands; Appendix.