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J. Dennis Harris. A summer on the borders of the Caribbean sea
A summer on the borders of the Caribbean sea
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INTRODUCTION
A SUMMER. ON THE BORDERS OF. THE CARIBBEAN SEA
LETTER I. Dominican Republic
LETTER II. Dominican Republic
THE OTHER SIDE
CAUSES OF THE DECLINE OF THE SPANISH COLONY
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY
LETTER III. Dominican Republic
THE FARM OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LETTER IV. Dominican Republic
LETTER V. Dominican Republic
CALLED AT THE FIRST HOUSE FOR DINNER
LETTER VI. Dominican Republic
IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE
LETTER VII. Dominican Republic
LETTER VIII. Dominican Republic
LETTER IX. Republic of Hayti
LETTER X. Republic of Hayti
LETTER XI. Republic of Hayti
UNION
LETTER XII. Republic of Hayti
LETTER XIII. Republic of Hayti
THE AURORA OF PEACE
LETTER XIV. Grand Turk’s and Caicos Islands
LETTER XV. British Honduras
ENGLISH vs. AMERICAN VIEW OF CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS
LETTER XVI. Conclusive Summary
APPENDIX (FROM THE ANGLO-AFRICAN MAGAZINE.) The Anglo-African Empire
REMARKS
OPINIONS OF DISTINGUISHED STATESMEN AND PHILANTHROPISTS
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J. Dennis Harris
Published by Good Press, 2021
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And left a blank among the works of God!”
The Spanish colonists brought with them, of course, the Spanish language, customs, laws, and religion, which language, customs, and religion prevail to this day. They were exceedingly prosperous through a long series of years. They built palatial residences, cultivated sugar and tobacco farms, erected prodigious warehouses, established assay offices, and worked the mines on a grand but unscientific scale. The mines are supposed to have yielded from twenty-five to thirty millions of dollars per annum, and the exports of sugar and other productions showed a corresponding degree of prosperity.
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