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Caribbean
por James A. Michener
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436279711
- ISBN 13
- 9780436279713
- Livreiro
-
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Secker & Warburg, UK, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 672 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Secker & Warburg, UK, 1989. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus's arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan's notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Cuba's Fidel Castro, "Caribbean "packs seven hundred dramatic years into a tale teeming with revolution and romance, authentic characters and thunderous destinies. Through absorbing, magnificent prose, Michener captures the essence of the islands in all of their awe-inspiring scope and wonder. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0436279711. ISBN/EAN: 9780436279713. Inventory No: 21010007.. 9780436279713
Sinopse
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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 21010007
- Título
- Caribbean
- Autor
- James A. Michener
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436279711
- ISBN 13
- 9780436279713
- Editorial
- Secker & Warburg
- Local de publicação
- UK
- Data de publicação
- 1989
- Palavras-chave
- BZDB5 Fiction; Caribbean
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Historical; Fiction;
Termos da venda
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- Rubbing
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