Historical Settlement Of Liberia And Its Environmental Impact PDF Download

Excerpt from Republic of Liberia: Its Geography, Climate, Soil, and Productions, With a History of Its Early Settlement Tn great interest awakened in this land in behalf of the African race, more especially since the abolition of slavery, has prompted the author in the prepare. Tion of the present volume. The interesting fact is here presented of a nation -born in a day on the coast of Africa - a 'nation, indeed, having a form of govern ment more in harmony with the teachings of divine revelation in its structure and application to the wants and well-being of the people than that of any human government. In this respect, it may be said to present a model, even in its youth, to the old nations of Europe and Asia, worthy of imitation. This is the more worthy of note when it is borne in mind that the continent of Africa is today the most degraded portion of our globe, and is less known to the civilized nations than any other. 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.