Excerpt from A Tour Through the Island of Jamaica: From the Western to the Eastern End, in the Year 1823
A great many of the negroes are Christians legally married; customs of those married after their own fashion - Inheritance and disposal of property - A negro claims compensation for a tree planted by his grand father. - Their morality not improved by their religion; Quamina's plea for not paying an old debt. Puntees of no avail now. - Naked children.
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| ISBN: | 9781331385707 |
| Publication date: | 21st April 2018 |
| Author: | Cynric R Williams |
| Publisher: | Forgotten Books an imprint of Fb&c Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 386 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |