The Adams-Jefferson Letters

The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

• Author(s): John Adams, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson,
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Pages: 638
• ISBN_10: 0807842303
  ISBN_13: 9780807842300
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State , History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) , Literary Collections / Letters , Philosophy / Political ,

Description:... In a compelling story of the installation and operation of U.S. bases in the Caribbean colony of Trinidad during World War II, Harvey Neptune examines how the people of this British island contended with the colossal force of American empire-building at a critical time in the island's history. He explores the military-based economy, relationships between U.S. servicemen and Trinidadian women, and the influence of American culture on local music (especially calypso), fashion, labor practices, and everyday racial politics. Neptune also places this history of Trinidad's modern times into a wider Caribbean and Latin American perspective, highlighting how Caribbean peoples sometimes wield "America" and "American ways" as part of their localized struggles.