Edward Long's three-volume work marks a major turning point in the historiography of Jamaica, as the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the colony, its history, government, people, economy and geography. The son of a prominent Jamaican plantation owner, Long (1734-1813) spent twelve years running his father's property, an experience which permeates his vision of the island's past, present and future. Throughout his book, Long defends slavery as 'inevitably necessary' in Jamaica, suggesting the institution to be implicit in the 'possession of British freedom'. Volume 1 gives an…mehr
Edward Long's three-volume work marks a major turning point in the historiography of Jamaica, as the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the colony, its history, government, people, economy and geography. The son of a prominent Jamaican plantation owner, Long (1734-1813) spent twelve years running his father's property, an experience which permeates his vision of the island's past, present and future. Throughout his book, Long defends slavery as 'inevitably necessary' in Jamaica, suggesting the institution to be implicit in the 'possession of British freedom'. Volume 1 gives an overview of British colonial government in Jamaica, a history of the island's initial colonisation by Spain, and an account of the economy, including population and export figures and details of prices paid for slaves during the eighteenth century. This important 1774 book provides fascinating insights into eighteenth-century colonial Jamaica and the ideology of its commercial and administrative elite.
Born in Prescott, Arizona, the author spent his boyhood in Ash Fork and Phoenix before becoming an Air Force brat and moving all over the country every three years, and to Spain for his High School years.After a Navy tour as a Combat Aircrewman in Vietnam, he settled with his new bride, Terri, in Silicon Valley in 1969.He packed up his family and returned to Arizona in 1979.Today, as a retired aerospace design engineer, Ed lives in Mesa, Arizona, with Terri. Nearby are his two sons and their wives, a robust grandson and his wife, and three beautiful, talented granddaughters.In his trusty Jeep Cherokee, he can be found exploring the vast mountains, valleys, forests, and deserts of Arizona.
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Introduction Book 1: 1. Of the government and constitution 2. Of the Governor 3. Lieutenant Governor and President 4. Of the Council 5. Of the Assembly 6. Chief-Justice 7. Court of Vice-admiralty 8. Public officers 9. Agent 10. Militia Appendix On the legislative constitution of Jamaica 11. The expedition to, and conquest of, Jamaica 12. Dependencies of Jamaica Book 2: 1. Of the Spanish settlement in Jamaica 2. General description of Jamaica 3. Agriculture 4. Roads 5. Trade 6. Money Appendix Adddenda et corrigenda.
Introduction Book 1: 1. Of the government and constitution 2. Of the Governor 3. Lieutenant Governor and President 4. Of the Council 5. Of the Assembly 6. Chief-Justice 7. Court of Vice-admiralty 8. Public officers 9. Agent 10. Militia Appendix On the legislative constitution of Jamaica 11. The expedition to, and conquest of, Jamaica 12. Dependencies of Jamaica Book 2: 1. Of the Spanish settlement in Jamaica 2. General description of Jamaica 3. Agriculture 4. Roads 5. Trade 6. Money Appendix Adddenda et corrigenda.
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