Liberia - Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927.; Stapf, O. (Otto), b. 1857. (London : Hutchinson, 1906)
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.
End-papers illustrated in colors.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Natural history -- Liberia; Botany -- Liberia; Vai language; Liberia; Africa, West -- Languages