Henderson, John.

The West Indies / painted by A.S. Forrest ; described by John Henderson. - London : A. and C. Black, 1905. - ix, 271, [1] pages, 74 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm -

Plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Chiefly about Jamaica. Includes index.

Historical -- The town of Kingston -- The people of Jamaica -- The philosophy of a Jamaican gamin -- The devotion of the Jamaican negro -- Turtle fishing -- The women of Wild Man Street -- The West Indian army -- The West Indian court house -- The military camp at Newcastle -- The recreations of the black man -- The Dandy and the Coquette -- Bog Walk -- The politics of the Jamaican negro -- The White Man's politics -- Alligator shooting in a West Indian swamp -- Commercial Jamaica -- The flora of Jamaica -- A West Indian race-Course -- The hill stations -- A fragmet -- Matters of interest to tourists -- Certain things the West Indian tourist must not do -- The Caribbean group -- Hayti -- In conclusion.

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West Indies--Description and travel.
West Indies--Pictorial works.
Jamaica--Description and travel.
Jamaica--Pictorial works.
Jamaica.
West Indies.


Pictorial works.
Colored plates.
Publishers' catalogues--England--London--1905.

F1871 / .H47 1905 F1611 / .H467

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