The British Slavery Abolition Act of 1834 provided a grant of u20 million to compensate the owners of West Indian slaves for the loss of their human 'property. ' In this first comparative analysis of the impact of the award on the colonies, Mary Butler focuses on Jamaica and Barbados, two of Britain's premier sugar islands. The Economics of Emancipation examines the effect of compensated emancipation on colonial credit, landownership, plantation land...

Thirteen-year-old Erica Pickins does not want to play the piano--and she definitely does not want to go to England. But her father must take family and students for a fall semester abroad, and her mother insists she still practice, every day. In England, their new home becomes Hengrave Hall, a sixteenth-century manor house presided over by a group of nuns. While exploring with her new friend Pedro, Erica walks through a chamber door...into the Year...

This book contains twenty-seven short stories by L.M. Montgomery. They were originally published from 1909-1922. The stories vary in length and quality but also in type. What they all have in common, perhaps, is a satisfying happily ever after ending. There are stories of romance, of friendship, of families coming together again, of young people finding their place in the world.

Los Angeles, 1943. When Angelo Scali returns to the LAPD from the war, he quickly learns the home he looked forward to is not as sweet as he had imagined. In the Pacific, the enemy was clearly defined. Now on his home turf, the battle is different. Scali must face a new kind of evil — one that lurks in the shadows of deceit and corruption, in a place where few things are as they seem and even his closest allies cannot be trusted. Working his first...

Welcome back to Amber, the one true world of which all others are but shadows and reflections. The Chronicles of Amber is a deeply influential fantasy series beloved by millions of readers. Trumps of Doom, book 6 of the series and first narrated by Merlin, son of Corwin, opens with Merlin waiting for someone to try and kill him. He knows that an attempt will be made on his life because it's April 30th and someone tries to kill him every April 30th....

Ten exciting stories feature dangerous voyages of famous explorers traveling on the high seas in search of fame and fortune. Feature boxes and maps add additional details and help readers better understand the explorers' journey and the time period in which the expedition took place.

Nellie Perry has made a life for herself in London. The war touched everyone, but it also gave her a life she never could have imagined. It gave her purpose. The Perrys and the Harlows have suffered. In Reilly Vore's sequel, Send My Love to London Town, Samuel, Lillian, James and John return-attempting to find peace within the walls of their childhood homes. But Nellie finds herself making London her new home, reluctant to return to the time...

Decidido a protegerla, Jack tendrá que arriesgar todo, incluso el amor de Azucena, para poder salvarla. Jack Matthews vino al territorio de Montana para rastrear a un criminal, no para conseguir una novia. Pero la primera vez que ve a Azucena Lenox a punto de ser atropellada por una carreta, descubre que no quiere dejarla ir. Azucena Lenox es inteligente, demasiado inteligente para ser capturada por los brazos fuertes y la mirada intensa de Jack....

Pudding Tat is born on the Willoughby Farm in 1901 - just another one of Mother Tat's kittens. But it turns out that Pudding is anything but ordinary. He is pure white with pink eyes that, though beautiful, do not see well, and hearing that is unusually acute. He finds himself drawn to the sweet sounds of the world around him - the pattering heartbeat of a nearby mouse, the musical tinkling of a distant stream. Soon the sounds of adventure call to...

A vengeful godA rightful heirAnd only a handful of days to save the world AD 1356 Time is running out. A wrong committed millennia ago leads Padric on a quest to stop a plot that threatens all of humanity. There is only one catch-Padric must first prove himself worthy to be heir of the ancient charioteer. But Padric is not the only one in line for the honored seat. A second claimant has entered the competition, and there can only be one victor. As...