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Caribbean newspapers : an Americas historical newspapers collection

Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876—the largest online collection of 18th- and 19th-century newspapers published in this region—will provide a comprehensive primary resource for studying the development of Western society and international relations within this important group of islands. This unique resource will prove essential for researching colonial history, the Atlantic slave trade, international commerce, New World slavery and U.S. relations with the region as far back as the early 18th century. Created in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society—one of the worlds largest and most important newspaper repositories—this collection will provide students and scholars with easy access to more than 150 years of Caribbean and Atlantic history, cultures and daily life. Featuring more than 140 newspapers from 22 islands, this resource will chronicle the region’s evolution across two centuries through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other news items

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Resource id

104787

Subjects

Anthropology History

Database types

Full Text Database Newspaper

Keywords

Colonial history international trade slavery 1718-1876 FID Latin America Caribbean and Latino Studies

Notes

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Further information

Alternative titles	from the American Antiquarian Society
Countries	Mittelamerika Suedamerika

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