Drought and disaster in a revolutionary age: colonial Antigua during the American Independence War
(2018)
Journal Article
Berland, A. J., & Endfield, G. H. (2018). Drought and disaster in a revolutionary age: colonial Antigua during the American Independence War. Environment and History, 24(2), 209-235. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734018X15137949591918
The American War of Independence (1775-1783) spelled crisis for the British West Indies. Trade embargos between rebelling and loyal territories, losses to American pirates and hostilities with other European states left the Crown’s tropical Atlantic... Read More about Drought and disaster in a revolutionary age: colonial Antigua during the American Independence War.