Liberia, the Land of Promise to Free Colored Men... - Couverture souple

Blyden, Blyden

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1314966286 ISBN 13 : 9781314966282

Editeur : HardPress Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The other portion of the civilized world, who think and speak of A frica, are divided in their views and feelings with regard to that land and in the motives which actuate them, to be at all interested. Some regard it as a place with which a lucrative trade ma) be driven ;where the articles of commerce, palm oil, camwood, ivory, and ether rare productions, may he obtained. These speak of Africa only in connection with these things. Ad their interests in tlie land are of ;i commercial nature. Others, with souls more sordid an I heartmore avaricious, who are never once troubled by any sentiment of humanity, are interested in Africa only as a scene for plunder and carnage. From these, Africa has had the most frequent and the most constant visits, during the last three centuries. They have spread all along the coast of that peninsula formerly the abode of peace and plenty, of industry and love arrows, firebrands, and deuth. [n their pursuit of blood, (-not beast s, but human gore, )they have scattered desolation, and misery, and degradation into all parts of the land whither they have had access; so that not unfrequently has it occurred that some unfortunate and lonely sufferer, standing amid a scene of desolation, having escaped the cruel chase of the slaver, whose ruthless hands have borne away his relatives and acquaintances, has earnestly cursed civilization, and has solemnly prayed, as he has stood surveying the melancholy relics of his home, that an insurmountable and impenetrable barrier (some wall of mountain height) might be erected between his country and all civilized nations. Only a few, very few. have regarded Africa as a land inhabited by human beings, children of the same common Father, travellers to the same judgmentrseat of Christ, and heirs of the sanie awful immortality. These few have endeavored to hold up that land as the object of the sympa
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HardPress Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1314966286
• ISBN 13: 9781314966282
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 38
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible