Books by Charles Leslie

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Little is known about the anonymous author of this book, later identified as one Charles Leslie, whose family had strong Caribbean interests. This 1740 second edition covers Jamaica's early colonial history, its laws, the lives of its governors, the trading of slaves, and the exploits of famous Caribbean pirates.