The Sugar Barons by Matthew Parker
For 200 years after 1650 the West Indies were the most fought-over colonies in the world, as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar - a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold.
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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099558453 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099558459 |
| Title | The Sugar Barons |
| Author | Matthew Parker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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