The West Indies and the Spanish Main

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Title: The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]
Author: James Rodway
Release Date: June 14, 2010 [EBook #32809]
Language: English
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The Story of the NationsTHE WEST INDIES
RECEPTION OF SPANIARDS BY ARAWAKS. RECEPTION OF
SPANIARDS BY ARAWAKS.
(From Gottfried's "Reisen.")
THE WEST INDIES
AND THE
SPANISH MAIN
BY
JAMES RODWAY
SECOND IMPRESSIONLondon
T. FISHER UNWIN
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
MDCCCXCIX
Copyright by T. Fisher Unwin, 1896
(For Great Britain).
Copyright by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896
(For the United States of America).INTRODUCTION
The story of the West Indies and Spanish Main is one to stir the hearts of many nations. The shores of the Caribbean
Sea have been the scene of marvellous adventures, of intense struggles between races and peoples, of pain, trouble,
and disaster of almost every description. No wonder that the romance writer has laid his scenes upon its beautiful islands
and deep blue waters, for nowhere in the world, perhaps, could he find such a wealth of ...