West Indies (Caribbean Region I)

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Surveys the history of the Caribbean region; describes the geographical features of the West Indies; and portrays natural resources, principal industries, and characteristics of the region's people. Animated maps trace the voyages of Columbus, review the political development of the islands, and depict the extent of commercial exchange. Pictorial sequences reveal vast activity in the production of coffee, cacao, tobacco, sugar, and bananas.

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