Port Royal, Jamaica |
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| Author:
| Pawson, Michael
Buisseret, David |
| ISBN: | 978-976-640-072-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of the West Indies Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates.
A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates.