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A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies: Vol. 4 book cover

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A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies Vol. 4

By Abbe Raynal Copyright 2007

    First published in 1777, Abbe Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal (1713-96) was a French Philosopher, historian and priest. On leaving his parish in Paris, he devoted himself to writing and the society of philosophes. He produced a number of historical works, including this famous history of the European colonies (part of which some modern scholars attribute to Diderot). This is Volume four of a collection of six volumes of his work Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies.

    Volume 4: Book XII Settlement of the Spaniards, the Dutch and the Danes in the American Islands; Book XIII Settlement of the French in the American Islands, Book XIV Settlement of the English in the American Islands, Book XV Reasons why the French have founded their colonies in American so late.

    Biography

    Abbe Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal (1713-96) was a French Philosopher, historian and priest. On leaving his parish in Paris, he devoted himself to writing and the society of philosophes. He produced a number of historical works, including this famous history of the European colonies (part of which some modern scholars attribute to Diderot). Abbe Raynal occupied in French literature a position similar to that held by Hume and Gibbon amongst English authors. Among those who admired his writings was the Emporer Napolean.

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