Excerpt from Stark's Jamaica Guide (Illustrated): Containing a Description of Everything Relating to Jamaica of Which the Visitor or Resident May Desire Information; Including Its History, Inhabitants, Government, Resources, and Places of Interest to Travellers; Fully Illustrated With Maps, Engravings, A The purpose of the writer in presenting this book to the public is to bring to the notice of those unacquainted with Jamaica some of the many attractions to be found there, and a brief history and description of the same. It may be truthfully said that there are few spots on the globe more beautiful than some parts of this island. The wonderfully blue water that washes its shores; the stretches of grass land, alternating with the tropical foliage of a vivid green never seen in a northern climate; the background of mountains, whose tops are lost in the clouds; and, over all, a tropical sky with its peculiarly soft and voluptuous coloring, - all these combine to form a picture of such exquisite loveliness that they are a revelation to the traveller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.