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Race, oppression and the zombie Race, oppression and the zombie Christopher M. Moreman,Cory Rushton "This book explores numerous aspects of the zombie phenomenon, from its roots in Haitian folklore, to its evolution on the silver screen, to its most radical transformation during the 1960s countercu… OL16190717W
Pirate Hunters Pirate Hunters Robert Kurson Traces the high-stakes quest of John Mattera and Shadow Divers' Chatterton to find the lost pirate ship of Joseph Bannister, discussing their teamwork with technology-eschewing Tracy Bowden and the s… OL17346050W
Caribbean Wars Untold A Salute To The British West Indies Caribbean Wars Untold A Salute To The British West Indies John Graham The contribution made to Britain's wealth by its Caribbean colonies is well known. Far less known - indeed dismissively ignored - are the contributions made over the centuries by West Indians to Brit… OL17471109W
West Indies accounts West Indies accounts Richard B. Sheridan,Roderick A. McDonald "Collection of essays written by former students, colleagues, and friends to honor a preeminent economic historian of the Caribbean. Covering period 1650-1850, essays encompass a broad range of topic… OL19227866W
A turbulent time A turbulent time David Geggus,David Barry Gaspar "This volume examines several slave societies in the Greater Caribbean to illustrate the pervasive and multi-layered impact of the revolutionary age on the region. Built precariously on the exploitat… OL20634216W
The Caribbean Legion The Caribbean Legion Charles D. Ameringer "Commendable effort to reduce a myth to historical proportions. Interesting reading"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. OL550249W
Renato Beluche, smuggler, privateer, and patriot, 1780-1860 Renato Beluche, smuggler, privateer, and patriot, 1780-1860 Jane Lucas De Grummond Renato Beluche played many roles in the turbulent world of the nineteenth-century Caribbean. He was a merchant sea captain as well as a successful Privateer. He was Simón Bolívar’s favorite admiral a… OL5906247W
Buccaneers of the Caribbean Buccaneers of the Caribbean Jon Latimer "During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, Fr… OL6037081W
And a Bottle of Rum And a Bottle of Rum Wayne Curtis One spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American HistoryAnd a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter f… OL609243W