Project Gutenberg 2007-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 135 Dufau, Th. Een Reis naar het Land van de Cacao en de Suiker De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908 Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Een Reis naar het Land van de Cacao en de Suiker" by Th. Dufau is a detailed travel narrative that likely originated in the early 20th century. This book serves as both an exploration and an economic account, documenting the author's journey to Barbados, English Guyana, and Trinidad to study the agricultural and industrial conditions of these regions, particularly in the context of the declining sugar prices affecting French colonies. In this insightful publication, Dufau presents a thorough examination of the sugar industry and its socio-economic implications in the Caribbean during a time of crisis. The narrative describes the differences in agricultural practices between French and English colonies, highlighting the resilience of the English territories in sustaining their sugar production. Dufau visits various plantations, engages with local planters and experts, and observes the cultivation of not just sugar but also cacao, which is gaining prominence. Through these interactions, he identifies crucial factors influencing agricultural success, the adaptation of labor forces, challenges posed by natural disasters, and the significance of plant breeding practices. The concluding assessment indicates the contrasts between the thriving English colonies and the stagnation observed in the French counterparts, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of colonial agricultural dynamics in the early 1900s. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Barbados -- Description and travel Guyana -- Description and travel Trinidad -- Description and travel F975 Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 113386 113053 2024-10-09T15:45:01.226173 2023-09-10T07:00:35.271966 text/html text/html 108194 2007-08-31T15:46:48 text/html 987949 2007-08-31T15:46:48 text/html application/zip 1119927 2024-10-09T15:45:08.994123 application/epub+zip 1119327 2024-10-09T15:45:05.611130 application/epub+zip 104763 2024-10-09T15:45:03.852141 application/epub+zip 1283118 2024-10-09T15:45:11.212205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1270554 2024-10-09T15:45:07.804129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246476 2022-09-10T13:16:58.771346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92457 92367 2024-10-09T15:45:00.641203 2023-09-10T07:00:34.874007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92288 2007-08-31T15:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35781 2007-08-31T15:46:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19871 2024-10-09T15:45:11.340103 application/rdf+xml 17701 2024-10-09T15:45:04.412216 image/jpeg 3803 2024-10-09T15:45:04.130136 image/jpeg 1065312 2024-10-09T15:45:01.271179 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog