Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Maps VII
4. I. The Caribbee Islands 1
5. II. Settlement of St. Christopher 10
6. III. Colonization of Guadeloupe 35
7. IV. Arrival of De Poincy 58
8. V. Tortuga 80
9. VI. Discord in the Colonies 99
10. VII. Patrocles de Thoisy 125
11. VIII. Governor-General versus Governors 149
12. IX. The French Expand 175
13. X. Grenada and St. Lucia 193
14. XI. Governors Become Owners 205
15. XII. Trials and Tribulations of Ownership 230
16. XIII. End of the Pioneer Period 249
17. Appendix: The Islands of the French West Indies 271
18. Bibliography 273
19. Index 283