Download or read book A Short History of the West Indies written by John Horace Parry and published by London ; Toronto : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1960 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General study of the West indies, with particular reference to historical developments in respect of the 4 largest Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Puerto Rico - refers to the period from 1500 to 1954, and covers the role of Spain, the role of UK, the role of France, the role of USA, forced labour, the plantation economy, sociological aspects, political problems, etc. Bibliography pp. 297 to 304.