[Stephen, James]:

$500 · Offered by William Reese Company

THE CRISIS OF THE SUGAR COLONIES; OR, AN ENQUIRY INTO THE OBJECTS AND PROBABLE EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO THE WEST INDIES; AND THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE COLONIAL INTERESTS OF THE BRITISH ... An exposition by a leading British abolitionist on the impact of increased French activity in the West Indies on the colonial designs of Great Britain, with much on the treatment of Blacks, their potential as a labor force, and their attitude towards Whites. A good overview of the colonial West Indian economy, just before the two countries would go to war over the sugar colonies in question. "Holds that the French were seeking to reestablish slavery in the West Indies" - Ragatz.

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