The Cornish in the Caribbean
From the 17th to the 19th Centuries
by Sue Appleby
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Pub Date 29 Jan 2019 | Archive Date 18 May 2019
Troubador Publishing Limited | Matador
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Description
The first book to look specifically at the movement of Cornish men and women to and from the Caribbean from the early days of colonialism.
A fascinating subject for those with an interest in all things Cornish, be they in Cornwall, in the Caribbean, or in the wider Cornish diaspora.
The Cornish in the Caribbean is the first study to tell the stories of some of the many Cornish men and women who went to the Caribbean. Some became wealthy plantation owners, while others came as indentured servants and labourers. Cornish men were active in the armed services, taking part in the numerous sea and land battles fought by the competing European powers throughout the region. Cornish officers and crew sailed on the ships of the Falmouth Packet Service which took the mail to and from the Caribbean. Methodism was strong in Cornwall and Methodist missionaries and their wives came to the Caribbean to evangelise both the enslaved and the newly free.
The most striking transfer of Cornish skills to the Caribbean was to be found in mining. As Cornish mining declined, and the Great Emigration of miners and their families got underway, Cornish mining engineers, captains and miners went out to mines throughout the Caribbean.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“Meticulously researched and highly readable” Bridget Brereton, Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies.
“Meticulously researched and highly readable” Bridget Brereton, Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781789019834 |
| PRICE | US$7.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 200 |
Featured Reviews
Lori T, Librarian
This well-documented historical work focuses on the Cornish immigration to the Caribbean in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Appleby provides insight into conditions drawing men to the islands. Mining became the chief occupation of those who settled. Because of Methodism's prevalence in Cornwall, missionaries populated the islands reaching out to the English and native inhabitants. The main text presents the lives of the men residing in the islands while the appendices provide brief histories of the islands and of Methodism's rise in Cornwall. With over 750 endnotes and an extensive bibliography, Appleby provides readers with resources for further research. I received an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley with expectations of an honest review. In the protected ePub version I downloaded, the illustrations were distorted. It was especially annoying with maps and elongated single portraits/sketches of individuals. I do not know if the problem extends to the Kindle version and certainly hope the problem was not in the print edition.
