The Caribs

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Caribs: Warriors of the Caribbean and Their Untold History</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Caribs were a fierce and resilient Indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean when Columbus first sailed into history. They left an undeniable mark on the region-the Caribbean Sea is named after them and the word cannibalism comes from an early version of their name. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book takes you on a journey to uncover the incredible history of the Caribs their culture and their centuries-long resistance to European colonization. For over three hundred years the Caribs defied the Spanish French Dutch and British. They built sea-worthy canoes capable of carrying sixty or more warriors launching swift counter-raids that even European ships couldn't match. Learn about their daring battles their alliances and their way of life which has influenced the world in unexpected ways.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for history lovers and curious minds this book dives deep into the controversies and myths surrounding the Caribs. Were they really cannibals or was it a European fabrication? Were there millions of Indigenous people in the Caribbean or were the populations much smaller? The answers may surprise you.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What You'll Discover Inside:</strong></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How Indigenous Caribbean cooking methods gave us the words barbecue and buccaneer</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The story of the Black Caribs (Garifuna) the descendants of Africans and Caribs</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Why Christopher Columbus's diary may not be what it seems</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How nearly naked Caribs painted red and adorned with parrot feathers struck fear into their enemies</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The role of sugar plantations in the destruction of Indigenous Caribbean peoples and the rise of the Atlantic slave trade</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Spanish priest whose writings inspired both the protection of Indigenous peoples and anti-Spanish propaganda</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Caribs' surprising interactions with pirates and European settlers</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The French Jacobin who urged Caribs to exterminate the British</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What early explorers like Columbus and Vespucci revealed about the Caribs</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>And so much more!</span></li></ul>