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Notes on the Mineralogy, Government and Condition of the British West India Islands and North-American Maritime Colonies

Notes on the Mineralogy, Government and Condition of the British West India Islands and North-American Maritime Colonies

Cochrane, Thomas

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

General ScienceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1108054064
ISBN13: 9781108054065
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Oct 11 2012
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The most renowned naval officer of the mid-nineteenth century, Thomas Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860), served in wars against Spain and France, retiring as an admiral in the Royal Navy. He was also an M.P., vociferously calling for naval reform in Parliament. Due to a financial scandal, he left the Royal Navy for a period and became a celebrated mercenary, commanding naval forces in the wars of independence of Chile, Peru, Brazil and Greece. First published in 1851, this work contains notes on a voyage of 1849 around the West Indies and North America. Describing the peoples and geography encountered, it offers progressive remarks on the end of slavery, criticisms of plantation owners, and suggestions for commercial improvements. The book remains of enduring interest to scholars of naval, colonial and Caribbean history.

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