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Apocalypse 1692 : empire, slavery, and the great Port Royal earthquake /

A haven for pirates and the center of the New World's frenzied trade in slaves and sugar, Port Royal, Jamaica, was a notorious cutthroat settlement where enormous fortunes were gained for the fledgling English empire. But on June 7, 1692, it all came to a catastrophic end. Drawing on research c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Ben (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, LLC, [2017]
Subjects:
Port Royal (Jamaica) > History > 17th century.
Slavery > Jamaica > 17th century.
Slave insurrections > Jamaica > 17th century.
Earthquakes > Jamaica > Port Royal > 17th century.
Tsunamis > Jamaica > Port Royal > 17th century.

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