The Sugar Barons

"Compelling, wonderful ... The Sugar Barons is an exemplary book; history as it should be written" Independent "Gripping ... a compendium of greed, horrible ingenuity and wickedness, but also a fascinating and thoughtful social history" -- William Dalrymple "A shocking tale of corruption and brutality ... an admirable and gripping history" Sunday Times "Very impressive - a meticulously researched piece of work, and so engagingly written ... what a story!" -- Andrea Levy, Author Of Small Island And Long Song "A tumultuous rollercoaster of a book ... Mr Parker tells an extraordinary, neglected and shameful history with gusto" Economist