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History of Jamaica

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Jamaica is a beautiful island.

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People lived there a long time ago. They called it the land of wood and water. Later, many new people came to the island. Some worked hard on big farms. Today, it is a free country.
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Old Port Royal - Project Gutenberg eText 19396.png
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Political Evolution of Central America...
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Cane holeing, in a Jamaican plantation -...
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Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader,...
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Duperly (1833) Destruction of the...
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Honoré Daumier - LOrdre règne la Jamaïque...

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