Cannibal encounters : Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492-1763 /

Cannibal encounters : Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492-1763 / Philip P. Boucher.

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When the natives of Hispaniola first told Christopher Columbus of their feared enemies to the east - using the Arawak word caniba or carib - the admiral considered two possible explanations. Either these fierce warriors were soldiers of the nearby Great Khan (Spanish can) or they were cannibals. Eur...

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Main Author: Boucher, Philip P., 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1992.
Series:Johns Hopkins studies in Atlantic history and culture.
Subjects:
Island Carib Indians > First contact with other peoples.
Island Carib Indians > Government relations.
Island Carib Indians > History.
Indians in literature.
Colonies > Administration.
French colonies.
Island Carib Indians.
Island Carib Indians > First contact with Europeans.
Management.
England > Colonies > Administration.
France > Colonies > Administration.
England.
History.

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Call Number: F1505.2.C3 B68 1992
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