American Sugar Kingdom: The Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean, 1898-1934

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, ' . , ~i ' l ~=-. '(1o..:.J. ",uL,.' I . ,1... J . , -"'-- _ ':Ii CesarJ. Ayala The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill and London © 1999 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed by Heidi Perov Set in Monotype Garamond by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ayala, cesarJ. American sugar kingdom: the plantation economy of the Spanish Caribbean, 1898-I934 / by CesarJ. Ayala. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-2506-9 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8078-4788-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Sugar trade-Cuba-History-zoth century. z. Sugar tradePuerto Rico-History-loth century. 3. Sugar trade-Dominican Republic-History-zoth century. 4. Sugar tradeUnited States-History-zoth century. I. Title. HD9114.c89A96 1999 38z/.41361/0973-dczI 99-17349 CIP 03 oz 01 00 99 1 4 3 Z I THIS BOOK WAS DIGITALLY PRINTED. ...