Download or read book Dutch Guiana Classic Reprint written by W. G. Palgrave and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dutch Guiana Subject; they are grounded on experience, and ratified by fact; The Biblical paradise, judging by the records. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Dutch in Western Guiana Classic Reprint written by George Edmundson and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dutch in Western Guiana He himself tells us in his preface that he had always been a great lover of geography and history, and that from an early age he had purposed to write a large description of all America, also that he had personally been upon no less than one hundred and twenty-six islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and had travelled over (among other places) a great part of Guiana. His method of acquiring information about his subject is best given in his own words. I made it my business to purchase or borrow all the history and journalls that I could heare of whether Lattin, Itallian Spanish or Portugais French Dutch or in our Language, wherein I may say I have by reason of a generall generous conversation had luck extraordinary, and herein wt paines I have taken what cost I have been att is so notorious, that over and above the knowledge of a great number of gentlemen which I have been obliged too for a communication of printed books, mannuscripts, pattents commissions, and papers relating to those parts, the many booksellers of England and Holland will doe me right to testifie my continuall inquisition. As to his sources of knowledge for all that concerns Guiana in particular, our author speaks very fully. He tells us 'the two greatest travailers that ever were in Guiana of Christians' were both prisoners in his hands on his voyage to Guiana in 1665. The one was Matteson born at Gaunt, that had managed a trade 22 years for the Spaniards from ye Citty of St. Thome in Oronoque. The other was one Hendricson a Switz by nation, that had served some Dutch merchants in those parts 27 yeares in quallity of a factor with the upland Indians of Guiana. From these men, in that spirit of inquisition of which he tells us above, he appears to have gathered all the information he could, and compared it with the results of his own investigations as traveller and student, or, to use his own words, 'haveing besides my owne observacions, taken measures from the above mentioned Mr. Hendrickson and Matteson, and journalls, I fortuned to meet with.' To this may be added his statement that 'in this Colonie (Essequibo) the author had the good fortune to meet with some ingenious observations of the former governor (Groenewegen) of what had been transacted in Guiana in his time.' It is clear then in the narrative given by Scott of the early history of the Dutch colonies in Western Guiana that we are dealing with the narrative of a contemporary, familiar with the localities about which he was writing, conversant with all the literature upon the subject, including documents and journa's in manuscript, and having exceptional opportunities for personal commune with men intimately acquainted for a long period with the country and its history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Rebel Destiny written by Melville J. Herskovits and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana In the Guiana bush, however, where these runaway Negroes and their descendants have been living, the for tunes Of African kingdoms, the cultural contacts that have affected the Africans, have not touched their own tribal destinies. Neither has the civilization of the white man nor that of the Indian introduced basic changes into their manner of living or thinking. There are no roads in the Guiana bush, and what foot paths exist to connect one village with another are difficult to follow and, moreover, are not for the stranger, whether he be white or mulatto. For such as these the highway is the river, with native paddlers alert in their surveillance of a stranger's activities. The Old men on the river have made a tradition of recalling the struggle of the ancestors for freedom and survival, and it is not without significance that one of the three worst crimes among the Bush Ne groes - one that ranks with incest and murder - is inform ing on a Negro to a white man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Guiana British Dutch and French Classic Reprint written by James Rodway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Guiana British, Dutch, and French The difierent tribes - Their houses - Canoee - Cassava, the stae of life -pepper-pot - cultivation-woman's work and man's work - The hunter and fisherman Weapons - Cotton hammocks - Mosaic feather-work Geometrical patterns on baskets and aprons - Laps Dancing dresses - Piaimen Esoteric cults Word building Polygamy in the chiefs - Its advantages Curare - Medicines - Independent nature of the Indian -blood-feuds - Hospitality - The Akawois, the gypsies of Guiana - Thrift unknown - Famine - Piwarrie f casts - Drunken orgies-native modesty - Danger of cloth ing - Use of the Indian to the traveller - Decreasing in number near the settlements - Christian missions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The West Indies Enslaved and Free Classic Reprint written by William Moister and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The West Indies, Enslaved and Free It is very pleasant for the genuine Christian philanthropist to notice the attention which has been paid of late years to the temporal and spiritual welfare of the once despised, enslaved, and downtrodden African race, both in their own home on the 'Dark Continent' and in the lands of their exile. Having spent nearly fourteen years in the West Indies, at the most interesting and critical period of their history, whilst the poor negroes were still drinking the bitter cup of bondage, during the transition period called 'the apprenticeship, ' and for some time after the advent of entire freedom; and having kept a journal and made observations on passing events in the respective colonies in which he sojourned, the author has been induced to prepare for the press the present volume, descriptive of the country and the people and of the efforts which have been made to promote their improvement. This he has done, not merely to furnish interesting reading for those who delight in the study of history and in books of travels in foreign lands, but also to provide a useful handbook of information and reference for missionaries, merchants, travellers, and others, as well as with a view to excite a still deeper interest in the moral and social well being of a race of people to whom we are deeply indebted as a nation for the wrongs they have suffered at our hands in times past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Outalissi written by Christopher Edward Lefroy and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To the London Times Classic Reprint written by Doctor Rafael I. Seijas and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from To the London Times About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Dutch Guiana written by William Gifford Palgrave and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book History of British Guiana Vol 1 written by James Rodway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of British Guiana, Vol. 1: From the Year 1668 to the Present; 1668 1781 Vicissitudes of the Colonies - First Trading Posts of Guiana - Brief account of progress before 1668 - The Dutch political system. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Dutch Guiana written by William Gifford Palgrave and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Exhibits of British Guiana written by J. J. Quelch and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Exhibits of British Guiana: With Notes This publication is intended to be merely a hand-list of the exhibits of British Guiana, in the various parts of the Exhibition, classed according to the official system. By the preparation and publication, under its own superintendence, of a special illustrated Handbook of British Guiana (Georgetown, British Guiana), giving detailed information as to the general description, settlements, inhabitants, communication, climate, and meteorology, forest products, geology, gold industry, fauna, flora, history, and resources and capabilities of the Colony, the Exposition Committee has obviated the necessity of incorporating here anything of that character, and the reader is referred to that work for all such information. The few notes here given are simply explanatory of the exhibits. A large proportion of these exhibits is official, contributed by the Exposition Committee of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana, intrusted by the Government with the carrying out in British Guiana of the arrangements for the Exposition. Other exhibits, made by private exhibitors, are so denoted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book DUTCH GUIANA written by William Gifford 1826-1888 Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Guiana written by James Rodway and published by Elibron Classics. This book was released on 1912 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by T. Fisher Unwin, 1912, London
Download or read book British Guiana Its Agriculture and Trade Classic Reprint written by Agnes Gomez Sanderson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from British Guiana: Its Agriculture and Trade British Guiana has had internal self-government since August 1961 and is looking forward to complete independence. This country-the only English speaking area on the South American continent-was originally settled by the Dutch. It was occupied by other countries, and finally ceded to Great Britain in 1814. The early influence of the Dutch 18 still reflected in its place names and in the dike system along the coast, which made agriculture possible in these low lands. The name Guiana is Indian, meaning land of waters and this character izes the three Guianas, British, French, and Netherlands (surinam). The waters require systems of control to make the land available for agriculture. Dikes keep out the sea, and drainage and irrigation canals, where constructed, keep swamps from flooding during the rainy season, and supply water for irrigation during the dry season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Timehri written by J. J. Nunan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Timehri: The Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana "Under the British flag wherever he journeyed, he found men of English speech living in an atmosphere of liberty and carrying on the dear domestic traditions of the British Isles. He saw justice firmly planted there, industry and invention hard at work unfettered by tyrants of any kind, domestic life prospering in natural conditions and our old English kindness and cheerfulness and broad-minded tolerance keeping things together. But he also saw room under that same flag, ample room for millions and millions more of the human race. The Empire wasn't a word to him, it was a vast and almost boundless home for honest men." - (Sir Walter Raleigh in United Empire, May, 1918.) So wrote a friend of Earl Grey after his lamented death last September. By that death this colony lost a sincere friend and we can only trust that something of his broad and generous spirit, his lofty Imperial patriotism and his generous acceptance of men of every creed, race and colour as his fellow citizens in the fullest sense will continue to inspire us in this outpost of the Empire. However restless we may be at the slow pace of the colony's advance, at the continued restriction of our colonial development (a restriction nowadays entailed mainly by war conditions, ) to a belt of cultivation reaching for the most part only five or ten miles from tide-mark, we can at least realise with satisfaction that every feature set forth in Earl Grey's view of the British Empire as a whole is fully represented in this particular part. Equality of opportunity is the ideal of the Empire, an ideal which no Empire or Republic of ancient or modern times has more consistently pursued, and no British possession has more fully realized that ideal than British South America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Chronological History of the Discovery and Settlement of Guiana written by James Rodway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chronological History of the Discovery and Settlement of Guiana: 1493-1668 Opinions, and expressions of the time. The story of Guiana is very interesting and romantic, in this period will be found accounts of the cannibal Caribs, who kept the country gainst' all comers; the search for Manoa and El Dorado; the depots of Dutch smugglers; the little England, Holland, and France established on its coast, with all the national rej ud ices; and even a little revolution to match that of fling charles I and his parliament. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
