Clinton V. Black
Auteur de History of Jamaica
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Clinton V. Black
Spanish Town, The Old Capital of Jamaica 1 exemplaire
Living Names in Jamaica's History 1 exemplaire
The history of Jamaica / by Clinton V. Black 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Black, Clinton V.
- Nom légal
- Black, Clinton Vane de Brosse
- Date de naissance
- 1918
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Jamaica
- Lieux de résidence
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Professions
- government archivist
- Courte biographie
- Mr. Black, a Jamaican, is the island's Government Archivist. His writing has ranged widely in scope and form, from the short story to purely professional archival works. Most of his writings, however, has been concerned with the story of his country's past, and his publications in this field include a history of Spanish Town, the island's oldest capital, a collection of tales and the history of Jamaica used as the standard text in the island's schools. (From the back of the paperback copy of Tales of Old Jamaica.)
Membres
Critiques
Pirates of the West Indies par Clinton Vane de Brosse Black
Clinton V. Black, a well-regarded Jamaican archivist, shares the story of the pirates and buccaneers who trolled the waters of the Caribbean over the centuries. The author provides an overview of piracy and then spends the rest of the short book sharing the stories of some of the more prominent pirates--Henry Morgan, Capt. Richard Sawkins, Capt. Howel Davis, Capt. Bartholomew Roberts, Capt. George Lowther, Capt. Charles Vane, Capt. Teach (Blackbeard), Jack Rackham and the women pirates (Mary Read and Anne Bonny), Capt. John Evans, and Nicholas Brown. A timeline, glossary of terms, and bibliography are included. Although the author's knowledge of his subject is apparent and evidence of research is apparent, the work itself is marred by the absence of footnotes or end notes. Even though the author includes a bibliography, we cannot see where the various sources were utilized.… (plus d'informations)
½
This is a collection of fact-based stories, written by the archivist of Jamaica and utilizing sources in their national archives, which illustrates Jamaica's history from the mid-1600s to mid-1800s. It is not really a popular history because the reading level is higher, but it's not really academic because the author chose not to include bibliographic references. As is the case with many collections of this type, some of the stories are more engaging than others.
This is a standard school history of Jamaica, written by the island's longtime archivist. Like most works intended for secondary school readers it is superficial, but the author tries for an honest history within his limitations.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Membres
- 115
- Popularité
- #170,830
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 12