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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 … …
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 …
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 … …
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 …
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 …
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 …