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Caribbean

This fictionalized history of the Caribbean covers almost 7 centuries. Includes the defeat of the peaceful Arawaks by the cannibalistic Caribs, real-life explorers Christopher Columbus and Francis Drake, the decline of the Mayan empire, the Haitian revolution, the rise of Rastafarianism in Jamaica, and the revolution in Cuba.

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  • "This fictionalized history of the Caribbean covers almost 7 centuries. Includes the defeat of the peaceful Arawaks by the cannibalistic Caribs, real-life explorers Christopher Columbus and Francis Drake, the decline of the Mayan empire, the Haitian revolution, the rise of Rastafarianism in Jamaica, and the revolution in Cuba."@en
  • "An epic novel covering the history of the islands of the Caribbean, from the tribal days before Columbus, through Spanish occupation, pirates and slave traders, to the English takeover and the politics and problems of the present day."@en
  • "Novel about the Caribbean islands depicting pirate attacks, bloody slave revolts, and the Cuban revolution through a blend of fiction and history."
  • "The Caribbean, a name to conjure with, retains an allure that is half hype and half history. Michener's magnificent novel captures the area's magnetic attraction. He begins his story long before Columbus. From earliest times, the Caribbean has been a crossroads of culture - from the conquest of peaceful Arawaks by their more powerful neighbors, from Columbus's arrival to the bloody revolt on Haiti, from slave trade and sugar plantations to the rise of Castro. Michener gives us 700 dramatic years in a tale that teems with revolution and romance, slavery and superstition, vivid characters and dramatic destinies."@en
  • "This fictionalized history of the Caribbean spans seven centuries beginning with the defeat of the cannibalistic Caribs by the peaceful Arawaks, and real-life explorer Columbus. Bestseller 1990."@en
  • "15 threads of time are woven together in a history of the Caribbean ending with a cruise where the protagonists' descendants meet. Beginning with the peaceful Arawaks who were defeated by the cannibalistic Caribs, to explorers, pirates and FidelCastro. Castro."@en

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "Caribbean"
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