British West Indian Newspapers and the Abolition of Slavery

This book is the first overall survey of the British West Indian press in the early nineteenth century-a critical period in the history of the region.

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Andrew W. Lewis is a indie cartoonist and artist. He writes his own books and draws his own pictures. He loves cartoon animation.

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1. BRITISH WEST INDIAN NEWSPAPERS BY THE 1820s: THE FIFTH ESTATE? 2. THE PRECARIOUS BUSINESS OF RUNNING A WEST INDIAN NEWSPAPER 3. WHAT THE PAPERS SAID: THE PLANTER PRESS 4. WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAID: THE WEST INDIAN LIBERAL PRESS 5. FLASH POINTS: NEWSPAPER DISPUTES WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY 6. WEST INDIAN GOVERNORS AND THE PRESS: SHIPS' CAPTAINS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEA 7. WEST INDIAN NEWSPAPERS VIEWED FROM AFAR: THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE BRITISH PRESS