| Description |
xiv, 154 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory
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Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-150) and index. |
| Contents |
Myth 1. Caribbean history started with the arrival of Christoper Columbus in 1492 -- Myth 2. The Arawaks and Caribs were the two major groups in the precolonial Caribbean -- Myth 3. Columbus met Arawaks in the northern Caribbean -- Myth 4. The natives encountered by Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean migrated from South America -- Myth 5. The Arawaks were the first potters and farmers to have settled in the Caribbean -- Myth 6. The Ciboneys lived in western Cuba at the time of Spanish contact -- Myth 7. The Island-Caribs were cannnibals -- Myth 8. All the Amerindians migrating from South America to the Caribbean island-hopped from the continent to the Lesser and Greater Antilles -- Myth 9. The Spanish introduced syphilis into the Caribbean and the new world -- Myth 10. Christopher Columbus wrote the version of his "Diario" (diary) that we use today -- Myth 11. The Spanish colonists brought "civilization" to native societies in the Caribbean. |
| Subject |
Caribbean Area -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Caribbean Area. |
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History. |
| ISBN |
9780817355340 paperback alkaline paper |
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0817355340 paperback alkaline paper |
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