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Provides access to more than 1,200 books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history of the Caribbean region from the 16th century to the early 20th century.
Additional Information:
The geographical focus of these materials is all of the islands of the Caribbean Sea, widely referred to as the West Indies, though many works also deal with nearby islands technically not part of the Caribbean chain. Also included are works that cover both Caribbean islands and neighboring areas such as Florida, Mexico and Brazil. In addition, due to the nature of the Atlantic slave trade, some works also cover Africa, especially the West African coastal nations that played a key role in the transportation of the enslaved to the New World. The places of publication of these 1,200-plus works include primarily England, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States, though there are works published in the Caribbean itself as well as other European countries. Most of the works are in English, approximately 329 are in French, and a small number are in the other languages of other Colonial powers that controlled parts of the Caribbean.
Coverage: 1535-1920
Vendor: Readex/Newsbank
Producer: Readex/Newsbank
Interlibrary Loan Type: Secure Electronic Transmission Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users