The early colonials created the Caribbean sugar industry, and Barbados became the formost producer of sugar and rum.. It was a major export, and made Barbados the most successful plantocracy- All with the free labour of African slaves. Read about this checkered past in the book Rogues in Paradise. Get your FREE sample chapters at https://sample.roguesinparadise.com. This dates back to 1600 and the age of Discovery and Adventure When Rogues Roamed the Seas in search of treasures for the empire.
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