Author: Juan Bosch.
- Non-Fiction
- Miguel Angel Porrua
- ISBN: 9786074011388
- Release Date: 01-01-1970
-Reviewed by: Pedro Canó

The historical magnum opus of this Dominican intellectual, once president of his country and a politician of great influence among Latin Americans who struggled against the military dictatorships of the 20th century. Juan Bosch sets out with dazzling clarity the history of exploitation suffered by the Caribbean since the arrival of the first Europeans until the triumph of the Fidel Castro's bearded guerillas in Cuba. This work is required reading for anyone wishing to learn the history and idiosyncrasy of the Caribbean as a region. The title echoes the work of another outstanding Caribbean figure, English in this case: Eric Williams, anti-colonial fighter and promoter of African independence movements.