Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 298William Blackwood, 1965 - England |
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A FEW years ago , not long before Lord Avon announced that he had bought a small retreat in the island of Bequia , I was talking to a wellknown British writer then visiting the West Indies . Outlining his itinerary of island - hopping ...
A FEW years ago , not long before Lord Avon announced that he had bought a small retreat in the island of Bequia , I was talking to a wellknown British writer then visiting the West Indies . Outlining his itinerary of island - hopping ...
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Looking at Bequia today it is difficult to visualise it planted in sugar cane almost to the crests of the hills . But inefficient farming and neglect were followed by erosion , and the low rainfall and short growing season dictated the ...
Looking at Bequia today it is difficult to visualise it planted in sugar cane almost to the crests of the hills . But inefficient farming and neglect were followed by erosion , and the low rainfall and short growing season dictated the ...
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Before Bequia was settled by white planters its people were known as the Black Caribs . The story is that when a slave ship had been wrecked off the coast , the Caribs murdered the crew and released the slaves , with whom they ...
Before Bequia was settled by white planters its people were known as the Black Caribs . The story is that when a slave ship had been wrecked off the coast , the Caribs murdered the crew and released the slaves , with whom they ...
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Contents
CALI | 68 |
AN AFRICAN SCHLOSS BY MEG HOYTE | 96 |
AN ATLAS BLIZZARD BY HAMISH M BROWN | 192 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 298 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | William Blackwood, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2008 |
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