Belize was an important part of the pre-Columbian Mayan civilization. Having fallen between three early Spanish colonial jurisdictions, Belize was then settled in the 17th C by British adventurers, many of them ex-buccaneers. This book traces the outline of this complex history.
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Thoroughly dry,
This review is from: Belize: A Concise History (Paperback)
I checked this book out as destination reading before my trip to Belize. Peter Thomson was British High Commissioner for a time, so is well qualified to speak on his subject. Yet perhaps it is because he was a politician that his account is such a dry read. It's quite thorough but the language didn't have enough liveliness to prompt me to finish the book. It reads as if he is writing in an official capacity, and so cannot put more personality into it. It's also rather academic, something suggested in the forward.
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The cultural identity of Belize was not always as mixed as it is now. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
central farm, location laws, colonial surgeon, million superficial feet, mahogany exports, logwood trade, logwood cutters, leading settlers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Honduras, Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Public Meeting, Belize River, Mosquito Shore, Legislative Council, Bay of Honduras, Governor of Jamaica, Stann Creek, Executive Council, Background Brief, Santa Cruz, Legislative Assembly, Lieutenant Governor, Supreme Court, Guatemalan Minister, Colonial Society, Central American, Narda Dobson, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur, Belizean Studies, Guatemala City, History of Belize, Garbutt's Falls Browse Sample Pages:
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The cultural identity of Belize was not always as mixed as it is now. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
central farm, location laws, colonial surgeon, million superficial feet, mahogany exports, logwood trade, logwood cutters, leading settlers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Honduras, Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Public Meeting, Belize River, Mosquito Shore, Legislative Council, Bay of Honduras, Governor of Jamaica, Stann Creek, Executive Council, Background Brief, Santa Cruz, Legislative Assembly, Lieutenant Governor, Supreme Court, Guatemalan Minister, Colonial Society, Central American, Narda Dobson, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur, Belizean Studies, Guatemala City, History of Belize, Garbutt's Falls Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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