Brief Notices of Hayti - With Its Condition, Resources, and Prospects

Klappentext Published in 1844, Candler's work gives much valuable information about an important former colony at a time of transition. Zusammenfassung This 1844 work reports on the state of the Republic of Haiti after the ending of slavery. Candler found that trade had declined! but that many of the former slaves were now small farmers! while whites faced many legal restrictions. The island was rich in resources! but needed investment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Hayti, its geography; 2. Outward bound; 3. Return to Hayti; 4. Departure from Cape Haytien; 5. City of Port-au-Prince; 6. Constitution of Hayti; 7. Carnival at Port-au-Prince; 8. The fine arts.

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• Authors: John Candler, Candler John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024389
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02438-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology