History of the Virgin Islands of the United States

Name: History of the Virgin Islands of the United States
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ISBN: 9789768125057

ISBN-10: 9768125055

ISBN-13: 9789768125057

Edition: N/A

Authors: Isaac Dookhan

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The Virgin Islands in the course of centuries have witnessed the coming and going of Ciboney, Arawak and Carib peoples, European discovery by Christopher Columbus, temporary occupation by pirates and adventurers, colonization, commercial and plantation development by Danes and other North European settlers, African slavery and its abolition, American purchase, colonial government, social and political change, and in recent years remarkable tourist and industrial developments. These and other topics have been narrated and interpreted by Dr. Isaac Dookhan in this first comprehensive history of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dr. Dookhan is eminently well qualified for this undertaking. He was born…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Publication date: 8/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Historical Geography


Pre-Columbian Inhabitants


Danish Colonial Expansion


Colonial Government Under Company Rule


Plantation Agriculture During Slavery


The Trade Emporium Until 1850


Piracy in the Virgin Islands


The Danish West Indian Slave Trade


The Slave Society


Slave Protest and Emancipation


The Religious Denominations


Constitutional Reforms Under the Crown


The Aftermath of Slavery


The Sale and Purchase


The American Dilemma


Modern Times


Index