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A trip to the Windward islands, or, Then and now
- Title
- A trip to the Windward islands, or, Then and now / By D. Augustus Straker, author of the "Life and times of Touissant L O'Verture [sic]," and "The new South investigated."
- Author
- Straker, D. Augustus (David Augustus), -1908.
- Publication
- Detroit. Mich. : Press of James H. Stone & Co., [1896]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 917.298-S (Straker, D. A. Trip to the Windward islands) | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 917.298-S (Straker, D. A. Trip to the Windward islands) | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Micro R-897 [pt. 4] | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | HNH (Straker, D. A. Trip to the Windward Islands) | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- James H. Stone & Co., printer.
- Description
- 110 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., ports.; 22 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Alternative Title
- Trip to the Windward islands
- Then and now
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
- Note
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1896 by D. Augustus Straker, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.C."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
- Provenance (note)
- inscribed: in ink on p. [3] "Compliments of the Author whos esteemed friend Hon. H.B. Brown a Justice Supreme Court U.S. Washington D.C. Sept. 29-- 1899." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Contents
- ch. 1. Introductory ; A trip to the Windward Islands, views and observations ; St. Thomas ; St. Croix ; St. Martins ; St. Kitts ; Nevis ; Montserrat ; Antigua ; Gaudaloupe [sic] ; Martinique ; The Saints ; Dominica ; St. Lucia -- ch. 2. Barbadoes: its discovery, industrial status, political, social, moral and religious condition ; Froude in review ; General view -- ch. 3. Colored West Indians who have attained prominence in the United States ; Prominent colored men in the Windward Islands ; Present condition -- ch. 4. Annexation of the West India islands to the United States? -- Appendix. Brief sketch of Trinidad, Jamaica, Hayti and Bermuda ; Cuba and Porto Rico reviewed.
- Call Number
- Sc Micro R-897 [pt. 1-C]
- LCCN
- 01027986
- OCLC
- 2065900
- Author
- Straker, D. Augustus (David Augustus), -1908.
- Title
- A trip to the Windward islands, or, Then and now / By D. Augustus Straker, author of the "Life and times of Touissant L O'Verture [sic]," and "The new South investigated."
- Imprint
- Detroit. Mich. : Press of James H. Stone & Co., [1896]
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 917.298-S (copy 1) (accession no. B498957) inscribed: in ink on p. [3] "Compliments of the Author whos esteemed friend Hon. H.B. Brown a Justice Supreme Court U.S. Washington D.C. Sept. 29-- 1899." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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- Added Author
- James H. Stone & Co., printer.Straker, D. Augustus (David Augustus), -1908, inscriber.Brown, Henry Billings, 1836-1913, former owner.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 917.298-S (Straker, D. A. Trip to the Windward islands)