TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell C. AU - Grosvenor M.B. TI - Isles of the Caribbees PY - 1966/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic Society KW - 913 Регіональна географія KW - UDC N2 - Like a long beckoning arm, the Isles of the Caribbees sweep north from the shoulder of South America. For the traveler who heeds their call, the rewards are magnificent: uninterrupted miles of deserted white beaches, sparkling seas, perpetual trade winds, a contentment arising from perfect climate and easy hospitality. For centuries the silent, nameless islands slumbered beneath a benevolent sun. Shortly before the arrival of the first Europeans, out from the jungles of Brazil swept the Caribs, a fierce people who overran the less warlike Arawaks. One early spelling oh their name, Canida, gives us the dread word "cannibal." Another, the Caribbean ER -