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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825 (Paperback)
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Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
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Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798 1843) was plagued with spinal problems
and rheumatism throughout his life. The purpose of his six-month
voyage around the Caribbean, although ostensibly for his health,
was also a futile attempt to prevent his marriage to his beloved
cousin Sara. Coleridge's thinly disguised references to Sara
punctuate this light-hearted memoir, originally published
anonymously in 1826. Coleridge compares and contrasts twelve
different islands. Towns, villages, monuments, architecture,
churches and plantations are described as he roams the islands
freely, visits acquaintances and enjoys the natural history.
Throughout his journey Coleridge observes all races on the islands.
He gives an account of the Caribbean plantations, commenting on the
situation of the plantation slaves and pondering the opportunities
available to emancipate them without affecting the plantations'
productivity. He also highlights cases where slaves are well
treated by plantation owners.
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