British Guiana: The Land of Six PeoplesH.M. Stationery Office, 1957 - Broj stranica: 235 |
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... plantation , whose heavy clay formed a badly drained waste - land . As with all cultivation on the coastal belt , an elaborate system of irrigation and drainage had to be con- structed before the planting could begin . Today it is ...
... plantation , whose heavy clay formed a badly drained waste - land . As with all cultivation on the coastal belt , an elaborate system of irrigation and drainage had to be con- structed before the planting could begin . Today it is ...
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... and labour relations on the plantations . Few words are wasted in conver- sations in British Guiana ; there is little gossip or frivolous talk , for such pleasant things seem strangely out of place in 27 OVER GUIANA , CLOUDS.
... and labour relations on the plantations . Few words are wasted in conver- sations in British Guiana ; there is little gossip or frivolous talk , for such pleasant things seem strangely out of place in 27 OVER GUIANA , CLOUDS.
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... plantations and destroying the sugar - mills . With stolid perseverance the planters set to work once more and by the time of the Peace of Utrecht , in 1713 , they had almost recovered their prosperity . They now built a fort at the ...
... plantations and destroying the sugar - mills . With stolid perseverance the planters set to work once more and by the time of the Peace of Utrecht , in 1713 , they had almost recovered their prosperity . They now built a fort at the ...
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... plantations . The French , whose two years ' rule was a disagreeable occupation for all , built Fort Dauphin at the mouth of the Demerara and nearby began to build a new town , Longchamps ; when the Colony was restored to Holland in ...
... plantations . The French , whose two years ' rule was a disagreeable occupation for all , built Fort Dauphin at the mouth of the Demerara and nearby began to build a new town , Longchamps ; when the Colony was restored to Holland in ...
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... plantation so that he might not have to see how his flock lived . One by one he denies the charges , only admitting ... plantations which were now coming on the market at peppercorn prices . The first of these communal settlements was ...
... plantation so that he might not have to see how his flock lived . One by one he denies the charges , only admitting ... plantations which were now coming on the market at peppercorn prices . The first of these communal settlements was ...
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