The History of the Island of Dominica (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Containing a Description of Its Situation, Extent, Climate, Mountains, Rivers, Natural Productions, &c. &cBy Thomas Atwood
Length4h 53m
About this audiobook
Thomas Atwood's The History of the Island of Dominica is an eighteenth-century colonial history combining topographical description, natural history, economic observation, and political commentary. Written in the plain, classificatory prose of Enlightenment travel and imperial survey, it depicts Dominica's mountains, rivers, climate, flora, plantation prospects, and strategic value after its passage through French and British imperial contests. The work belongs to a wider Atlantic literature that sought to render Caribbean islands legible to administrators, merchants, settlers, and metropolitan readers. Atwood wrote as a British observer deeply engaged with Dominica's colonial condition in the decades following its formal cession to Britain. His attention to land, commerce, governance, and the island's diverse inhabitants reflects the concerns of an imperial age, including the expansion of plantation agriculture and the administrative challenges of a newly acquired colony. His perspective is therefore both informative and historically bounded, revealing as much about British colonial assumptions as about Dominica itself. This book is recommended to readers interested in Caribbean history, colonial discourse, environmental description, and the intellectual habits of the late eighteenth century. Read critically, it offers a valuable primary account of Dominica's landscape and society, while also illuminating the ambitions, anxieties, and limitations of British imperial knowledge.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
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GenreHistory
Length4 hrs 53 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The History of the Island of Dominica (Annotated)
10ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION,
2INTRODUCTION.
11CHAPTER VIII.
3CHAPTER I.
12CHAPTER IX.
4CHAPTER II.
13CHAPTER X.
5CHAPTER III.
14CHAPTER XI.
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6CHAPTER IV.
15CHAPTER XII.
7CHAPTER V.
16CHAPTER XIII.
8CHAPTER VI.
17Memorable Quotes
9CHAPTER VII.
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