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The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean, by Peter Earle Book Cover

The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean

Review of The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean, by Peter Earle (St. Martin's Press '07, $25.95, 292 pages, ISBN #0-312-36142-4; index, source notes, bibliography, unillustrated)
… country in Christendom. Of all the various possessions, the Caribbean Sea, with its plethora of sugar islands, and Peru, … own strategic dilemma. Although English possessions in the Caribbean were less extensive, the government in London had … Indies authorized the first official Spanish fleet in the Caribbean for decades. Although financial difficulties …
Launching of the USS RALPH JOHNSON in Mississippi.

A New Cold War in the Caribbean?

… in the future over his moves to hold joint exercises in the Caribbean with the Russian navy. No one likes Chávez's loopy … naval deployment is expected to be the largest in the Caribbean since the Cold War. It's a worrying development, … that the United States would revive its Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean. The Navy claims it is resuscitating the fleet to …
Hurricane Elena photographed from Space Shuttle Discovery, September 1, 1985

Rough Weather Ahead

Review of Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz (Princeton University Press, 2015)
… gorged ourselves on grilled steaks! We were very fortunate—Caribbean hurricanes can pack tremendous destructive force. … In Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina , author Stuart B. … the unpredictable but potentially devastating impact of Caribbean hurricanes. Over a long and notable scholarly …

The Dominican Republic and the United States: A Baseball History

… of the relationship between the United States and the Caribbean island nation for decades. The game has created a … around 1904. Sugar plantations were common across the Caribbean including the Dominican Republic. Many who played … as U.S. expansion of political and economic control in the Caribbean basin and around the world. The 1898 …
Celebrations for Jamaican Independence, 2012.

Jamaican Independence

… it the first sovereign English-speaking country in the Caribbean. The tremendous victory of this likkle but … that led to the disintegration of the British empire in the Caribbean. Jamaica had been a Spanish colony until 1655 when … the Western Design, an expedition across the Spanish Caribbean during the Anglo-Spanish War. Although English …
Cover of Guantánamo, USA The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost by Stephen Irving Max Schwab.

Guantanamo For Beginners

Review of Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost, by Stephen Irving Max Schwab (University Press of Kansas, 2009)
… the importance of naval bases in strategic positions in the Caribbean, primarily in order to facilitate growing trade to … more well-rounded military with an enduring presence in the Caribbean (27).  The opportunity to create such a naval presence in the Caribbean came when the United States invaded Cuba – then a …

A Pact with the Devil? The United States and the Fate of Modern Haiti

… that played a crucial role in trade between Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas during the eighteenth century. … the size of Maryland), it was the wealthiest colony in the Caribbean. By 1789, the colony had attained a height of … Domingue. The enslaved population was the largest in the Caribbean, about 500,000, which was nearly twice that of …
Marker: "90 Miles to Cuba. Southernmost Point, Continental USA. Key West, FL"

Rethinking Cuba Libre

… in commercial relations. US banks invested in the Caribbean, and as those loans went bad, and countries don't … in the United States, which saw the countries in the Caribbean as lesser than the US. And a lot of leaders and … felt an obligation to try to help the countries in the Caribbean improve and enjoy a better life. The peak of …
One of Havana's plazas without a church.

A Postcard From Havana, Cuba

… so long seemed almost fictional. The United States’ closest Caribbean neighbor, Cuba lies a mere 90 miles off the coast … … Cuba … Diplomacy/International Relations … Cold War … Caribbean … South & Central America … Postcards … A Postcard …
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

Las Casas became an important figure in the development of ideas of human rights.
… of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves … the development of ideas of human rights. … Dani Anthony … Caribbean … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities …
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

… of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves … … Dani Anthony … Milestones … Indigenous Communities … Caribbean … South & Central America … Spain … Genocide … …
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

How to Intervene and Get Out

… had weapons of mass destruction. Another failure of LBJ’s Caribbean intervention was that Johnson intervened without … (2003). … Alan McPherson … History News Service … Caribbean … South & Central America … Dominican Republic … …

As Cuba and the United States Reengage: The Presence of the Past

… the vast Mississippi Valley and, on the other, fronting the Caribbean Sea, Cuba assumed far-reaching strategic and … where the history lurks. … Louis A. Perez Jr. … Features … Caribbean … United States … Cuba … South & Central America … …
Habana Lions Baseball Players 1946-47

Baseball Without Borders

Review of Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban League, by Cesar Brioso (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2015).
… of Florida, 2015). … Alexander Haight … Reviews … Sports … Caribbean … South & Central America … Racism & Racial Ideas …
Nixon shakes hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Nixon and China, Bush and Cuba?

… A. Allen … History News Service … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cuba … United States … Diplomacy/International …
Exiles carry a poster against the communist government of Cuba, in a demonstration in Miami

Cuba in Focus–Again

… … United States … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cuba in Focus–Again …
The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Ages of Columbus, by David Abulafia Book Cover

The Old World Meets the Neolithic Age

Review of The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Ages of Columbus, by David Abulafia (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008)
… Haven: Yale University Press, 2008) … John Hunt … Reviews … Caribbean … South & Central America … Native America … …
Fidel Castro in 1959

Easing Up on Cuba

… Relations … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cold War … Easing Up on Cuba …
Women from Guadalupe photographed at Ellis Island on their way to Montreal to take on domestic positions, April 6th , 1911.

Black Canadians and Pandemics

… activities were striking. While the majority of Caribbean students were involved in a variety of sports and … Francis was aware of its marginalization. Being from the Caribbean, however, he might have not recognized the fringe … to complete his certification before returning to the Caribbean. If he stopped in Sydney, he would have met …
Cover of Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants: A Maritime History of the Early Modern Mediterranean by Molly Greene.

Pirates, Pirates Everywhere but Not Enough of Them in This Book

Review of Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants, by Molly Greene (Princeton University Press 2010)
… the Black Flag and Ed Kritzler's Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean have all appeared. This undoubtedly has a lot to do with the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. I would like to think that this popularity, … modern piracy. Instead of the more popular setting of the Caribbean, Greene turns to the Mediterranean; instead of the …