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500 Pages

$45.00 USD

Format	Hardback
Published	December 2, 2003
ISBN-13	9780938420866
Language	English
Pages	500
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	2.7 Pounds (US)
Unit weight	2.7 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$45.00 USD, £33.50 GBP
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On Afric's Shore

Name: On Afric's Shore
Price: 45.00 USD
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Author: Richard L. Hall
ISBN: 9780938420866

A History of Maryland in Liberia, 1834–1857

By Richard L. Hall

The Maryland Center for History and Culture

The enthralling story of the eleven hundred brave souls who chose to emigrate back to the west coast of Africa under the auspices of the Maryland Colonization Society. In spite of terrible hardships, the colonists created a settlement that exists to this day.

About the Author

Richard L. Hall began work on this volume in 1983 while studying at Johns Hopkins University. Under the auspices of a grant awarded by the State of Maryland, he transcribed the entire African correspondence of the Maryland State Colonization Society. In 1985–86 he was a fellow in the Writing Seminars at Hopkins.

Reviews

"Splendid . . . Hall has constructed not only the community's great events—its trials, elections, and wars—but also the thoughts and hopes of countless people striving to create a new society."—New York Review of Books

Publisher	The Maryland Center for History and Culture
BISAC Subject Headings	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration (34 Titles) HISTORY / Africa / West (4 Titles) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) (186 Titles)
BIC Subject Headings	History of the Americas (986 Titles) African history (14 Titles) Local history (145 Titles)

Format	Hardback
Published	December 2, 2003
ISBN-13	9780938420866
Language	English
Pages	500
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	2.7 Pounds (US)
Unit weight	2.7 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$45.00 USD, £33.50 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference