Matthew Parker was born in Central America and spent part of his childhood in the West Indies, acquiring a lifelong fascination with the history of the region. He is the author of Panama Fever, the story of the building of the Panama Canal, and Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II. He lives in London.
"An engaging journey to a mercifully vanished world." --The Wall
Street Journal"A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book ... Mr. Parker
tells an extraordinary, neglected and shameful story with gusto."
--The Economist"Gripping....A compendium of greed, horrible
ingenuity, and wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful
social history." --William Dalrymple, author of The Last Mughal and
Nine Lives"[A] minutely detailed portrait of one corner of
Britain's constantly illuminated empire." --Booklist"A rich,
multifaceted account of the greed and slavery bolstering the rise
of England's mercantile empire." --Kirkus"Successful both as a
scholarly introduction to the topic and as an entertaining
narrative, this is recommended for readers of any kind of history."
--Library Journal"This is a rousing, fluently written narrative
history, full of color, dash, and forceful personalities, but it's
also a subtle social portrait of plantation life and governance."
--Publishers Weekly
An engaging journey to a mercifully vanished world. "The Wall
Street Journal" A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book Mr. Parker
tells an extraordinary, neglected and shameful story with gusto.
"The Economist" Gripping....A compendium of greed, horrible
ingenuity, and wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful
social history. "William Dalrymple, author of The Last Mughal and
Nine Lives" [A] minutely detailed portrait of one corner of
Britain's constantly illuminated empire. "Booklist" A rich,
multifaceted account of the greed and slavery bolstering the rise
of England's mercantile empire. "Kirkus" Successful both as a
scholarly introduction to the topic and as an entertaining
narrative, this is recommended for readers of any kind of history.
"Library Journal" This is a rousing, fluently written narrative
history, full of color, dash, and forceful personalities, but it's
also a subtle social portrait of plantation life and governance.
"Publishers Weekly""
"An engaging journey to a mercifully vanished world." - "The Wall
Street Journal""A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book ... Mr. Parker
tells an extraordinary, neglected and shameful story with
gusto.""--The Economist " "Gripping....A compendium of greed,
horrible ingenuity, and wickedness, but also a fascinating and
thoughtful social history." - William Dalrymple, author of "The
Last Mughal" and "Nine Lives" "[A] minutely detailed portrait of
one corner of Britain's constantly illuminated empire." - "Booklist
"
"A rich, multifaceted account of the greed and slavery bolstering
the rise of England's mercantile empire." - "Kirkus "
"Successful both as a scholarly introduction to the topic and as an
entertaining narrative, this is recommended for readers of any kind
of history." - "Library Journal"
"This is a rousing, fluently written narrative history, full of
color, dash, and forceful personalities, but it's also a subtle
social portrait of plantation life and governance." - "Publishers
Weekly"
"Gripping....A compendium of greed, horrible ingenuity, and
wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful social history."
- William Dalrymple, author of "The Last Mughal" and "Nine Lives"
"[A] minutely detailed portrait of one corner of Britain's
constantly illuminated empire." - "Booklist "
"A rich, multifaceted account of the greed and slavery bolstering
the rise of England's mercantile empire." - "Kirkus "
"Successful both as a scholarly introduction to the topic and as an
entertaining narrative, this is recommended for readers of any kind
of history." - "Library Journal"
"This is a rousing, fluently written narrative history, full of
color, dash, and forceful personalities, but it's also a subtle
social portrait of plantation life and governance." - "Publishers
Weekly"
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