Power, money and corruption in the British Empire- the English families for whom the sugar trade brought wealth beyond their wildest dreams
Born in Central America, Matthew Parker spent part of his childhood in the West Indies, acquiring a life-long fascination with the history of the region. Since graduating from Oxford, he has worked as an editorial consultant on a number of works of history, and written three bestselling books. He now lives with his family in east London.
Compelling, wonderful . . . The Sugar Barons is an exemplary book;
history as it should be written
*Independent*
Gripping . . . a compendium of greed, horrible ingenuity and
wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful social
history
*William Dalrymple*
A shocking tale of corruption and brutality ... an admirable and
gripping history
*Sunday Times*
Very impressive - a meticulously researched piece of work, and so
engagingly written ... what a story!
*Andrea Levy, author of Small Island and Long Song*
A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book ... Mr Parker tells an
extraordinary, neglected and shameful history with gusto
*Economist*
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