Bibliograph

This our dark country, the American settlers of Liberia, Catherine Reef

Type

Label

This our dark country, the American settlers of Liberia, Catherine Reef

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This our dark country

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

49518863

Responsibility statement

Catherine Reef

Sub title

the American settlers of Liberia

Summary

Explores the history of the colony, later the independent nation of Liberia, which was established on the west coast of Africa in 1822 as a haven for free African Americans

Table Of Contents

"These Free, Sunny Shores" -- "Beyond the Reach of Mixture" -- Divine providence -- Americans -- Life upriver -- Progress -- "Some Fertile Country" -- "The Beclouded Sun" -- Epilogue: Liberia, troubled land

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification