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Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada: 1498 - 1763 Paperback – July 16, 2013

by John Angus Martin (Author)
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Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763 is the first detailed look at the early modern history of Grenada and the Grenadines. Like the history after 1763, this period is quite intriguing and offers fascinating insights into many aspects of Caribbean history in general. Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada looks at the native Amerindian populations and their reactions to Spanish invasion of the region after 1498, the early European colonization of Grenada with the failed British attempt in 1609 and the successful French settlement in 1649, and the wars of subjugation and ultimately extermination of the native populations. It also chronicles the privateering and colonial wars among the Europeans, the trials of colonial development, the establishment of plantation agriculture, and the creation and growth of African chattel slavery and the impact on economic and social institutions. The 113 years of French colonization is analyzed and discussed in great detail. It is a testament to the French and the foundation that they built between 1649 and 1763 that the British were able to create a prosperous colonial economy in the decades after Grenada’s cession in 1763.
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John Angus Martin is the Director of the Grenada National Museum in St. George's, Grenada. He holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, and master's degrees in History, and Agricultural and Applied Economics from Clemson University, South Carolina. He spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa, teaching at an agricultural institute and as an agricultural extension agent to subsistence farmers in rural villages. He has worked as a Reference Archivist at the Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A&M University, and Country Desk Officer in the Africa Region of the US Peace Corps. He is also the author of A-Z of Grenada Heritage.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 16, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 456 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1490472002
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1490472003
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.34 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.93 x 9 inches
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Dunbar Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022
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Just finished reading Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada by John Angus Martin. What a read! It is a research masterpiece, which filled a gap left by years of British education in Grenada. Our traditional teachings barely glanced over the 117 years of French colonial occupation, most of which occurred before the British first captured the island in 1762.

The book has a rich collection of specifics on the first encounters between the Island Carib natives and the original Europeans to attempt conquest of the island, pirate and privateer raids of the earliest French settlements, the start of African enslavement on the island, how a shipwrecked slave ship with 400 Africans led to the creation of the Black Caribs of St. Vincent, naval battles between the French and the British over Grenada’s growing sugar wealth, and the growing rift between the French past and British rule contributed to the Fédon rebellion of 1795.

This book is a must read for anyone seeking to enrich their knowledge of Grenada’s earliest history. Fascinating read!!
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Dexter ‘Drew’ Andrews
5.0 out of 5 stars Effectively written.
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022
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The Book was effectively composed and displays signs of significant amount of professional research.
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David F. Hardy
4.0 out of 5 stars Eminently readable
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020
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A colourful account of the French foundations of a British colony. The many details bring the history of Grenada to life.
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Spud
5.0 out of 5 stars Early History of Grenada, West Indies
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013
John Angus Martin's original research on the early days of the island of Grenada in the West Indies is the first history of its kind in one volume, retold with the Grenadian scholar's thoroughly enjoyable narrative.

"Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada" takes the reader from the time of the Island Caribs, to the settling by the French, and on to the Treaty of Paris in 1763 when Grenada was ceded to the British.

From the early naming of the island, the sighting of Grenada on Columbus' third voyage to the West Indies, and the Spanish conflicts with island Caribs, the history moves from the 1600s through the 1700s when "English and French colonists poured like flies upon the rotting carcass of Spain's empire in the Caribbean."

The French were on the island of Grenada for about 117 years with one final census listing 300 plantations and 15,000 slaves. All French landholdings came under British rule in 1763 and despite official restrictions on the French citizenry; the French were permitted to remain. The French who stayed on Grenada brought benefit to the country as parts of French culture merged with the British, resulting in a richly melded heritage.

One outstanding feature of the author's knowledge is his background in biological sciences and agricultural studies and experience. The gifts from the lands in Grenada in those early days - annatto, cocoa, coffee, cotton, ginger, indigo, sugar cane, tobacco and subsistence crops from the garden - are explained from their origin, location and conditions, planting with seeds, to the processing of the final product, import-export restrictions, taxes, and marketing.
Common practices of everyday life are not ignored - disposal of "night soil" and sanitary conditions are not forgotten, for example.

Academically, Martin not only has done research in French and British archives, but has listed resources for readers and scholars to pursue additional information, along with extensive notes and bibliographies, as well as maps, charts and illustrations.

The handsome 500-page paperbound book, with its strong binding, is an enduring volume, the second publication from The Grenada National Museum Press.

Early colonial histories, the Atlantic Slave Trade, St. Dominigue of Hispanola are examples of topics that together with "Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada" inform the reader of the context of the times. These subjects are among those discussed in newer publications like "The Shaping of America: a geographical perspective on 500 years of history - Volume 1, Atlantic-America, 1492-1800" by D.W. Meinig and Alan Taylor's "American Colonies, the settling of North America," covering aspects of early West Indian history. Nonetheless, "Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada" highlights the island of Grenada, fits right in and is not to be missed.

Recommended for those with Grenadian heritage, including youth; for those trying to get an overview of their ancestors and obtain a genealogical orientation; for libraries and academic institutions, and for those who love history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Island Caribs and French Settlers is a definite Must-Read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2014
In Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada, Martin delivers a compelling and captivating narrative primarily supported by its thorough and careful research and illustrations (maps, plans and drawings) and takes the reader on the historical and literary journey of his/her life. Historical wrongs are analysed and corrected and centuries-old inaccuracies, sponsored by euro-centric biases and prejudices, are peremptorily (and convincingly) silenced.

It easily delves into several hundred years of history and distinctly gives life to Island Caribs and French Settlers, without fail. Theirs is a story merely united by wars and ultimate conquest and colonization. Martin portrays the dynamic culture and civilization of the Island Caribs, their ultimate self-sacrifice and their present-day memorialisation. And he accounts for the early French Settlement (like no other text does) and the plantation economy and slave society they created easily laying the foundation for the British who followed in their wake.

This scholarly work is of great historical significance and adds value to the literature/historiography on Grenada and will continue to do so as it is read across the wider Caribbean and diaspora. Martin undeniably delivers and I highly recommend his book!
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Jonathan Hanna
5.0 out of 5 stars Start With This Book
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013
Another outstanding work by Mr. Martin, "Island Caribs and French Settlers" is an essential read for anyone eager to learn the early history of Grenada. No previous text so effectively utilizes the core French documents nor the archaeological record as presented here. Likewise, by consulting a wide range of sources, John Angus Martin is able to correct popular misconceptions and construct a convincing, pragmatic picture of what life was like just before and after European contact and colonization. In so doing, he has created an indispensable light on a dark void in the historical literature.

This is the book to start with. Afterwards, you can go on to Brizan's "Island of Conflict" or Steele's "Grenada: A History of its People" for the British period and beyond.
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Marilyn Baptist
2.0 out of 5 stars Type too small, not easy to read
Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2024
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Not as good as his other Granada book. This is more like a textbook than a travel book.
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