Liberia / by Sir Harry Johnston; with an appendix on the flora of Liberia, by Dr. Otto Stapf; 28 coloured illustrations by Sir Harry Joh nston, 24 botanical drawings by Miss Matilda Smith, 402 black and white illustrations from the author's drawings and from photographs by the a uthor and others, 22 maps by Mr. J. W. Addison, Capt. H. D. Pearson, R. E., Lieut. E. W. Cox, R. E., and the author.
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TextPublication details: London : Hutchinson , 1906.Description: 2 v. (xxviii, 1183 p.) : ill. (incl. ports., maps) 28 col. pl. (i ncl. fronts., port.) 4 fold. maps. ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - AF 966.6 JOH
End-papers illustrated in colors.
Includes bibliographical references.
I. Liberia. Ancient history. Normans and Genoese. Portuguese. Pepper and gold. The Guinea trade in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A Dutch account of Liberia in the seventeenth century. The slave trade . The founding of Liberia. The last phase of the slave trade. Governors of Liberia. Independence. President Roberts. Frontier questions. The l oan and its consequences. Recent history. The Americo-Liberians. Commer ce. Geography of Liberia. Climate and rainfall. Geology and minerals.-- II. Flora of Liberia. Fauna. Anthropology. Folklore. Languages: The lan guages of Liberia. Appendix IX: The Vai syllabarium or alphabet. Vocabu laries of Liberian and other West African languages. Index.
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