The Life and Times of Henry Clarke of Jamaica, 1828-1907 [Paperback]

When Henry Clarke died in 1907 his obituary described him as an Englishman, yet he had only spent the first 19 years of his life in England, the next 60 being spent in Jamaica. He was a teacher, a cleric politician, a businessman, an inventor, and the father of eleven children. He left behind an extraordinary amount of writing, including a six volume diary upon which this biography is based.This volume describes the life of Henry Clarke, a teacher, a cleric politician, a businessman, an inventor, and the father of eleven children who lived in Jamaica for the last 60 years of his life.Introduction 1 Early Days 12 Tormented in Jamaica, 184751 3 Making a New Start, 185155 4 Preaching and Inventing, 185665 5 Rebellion, 1865 6 Conflict and Trial from First to Last,186674 7 Not a Friend in the World, 187480 8 No Way Forward, No Turning Back,188084n9 Family Woes, 188593 10 A Preacher in Politics, 189497 11 An International Audience, 189798 12 Unfufilled Old Age, 18981903 13 Alone Again, 19037USCopyright ? 1994 James Walvin British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Clarke, Henry Life and Times of Henry Clarke of Jamaica, 18281907 I.Title II. Walvin James 972.9204092 ISBN 0-203-98860-4 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-7146-4551-6 (Print Edition) Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Walvin, James.