Hero Returns to Liberia to Give Back
By Bridget Nelson Monroe From Reader's Digest I grew up in Monrovia, Liberia, and my family was pretty well-off. My stepfather worked for the United Nations, and every morning a driver took me to private school. Then in late 1989, when I was 12, ... [... more]
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Liberia
 A book of amazing hope coming out of devastation: As a Liberian, author Kulah has experience all of the devastation of the seven years of internal war and strife that afflicted his country. He knows first hand capture and threats to him personally. He is [... more]
$15.00
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How to Find Hotels in Monrovia, Liberia
Monrovia is the largest city and the capital of Liberia. In the shape of a peninsula, the city is almost completely surrounded by the St. Paul River. Although suffering a troubled and war-filled past, the city of Monrovia has a variety of ... [... more]
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How to Get Immunizations for Liberia
The Republic of Liberia is a western African nation with a long history. Founded by American former slaves and free-born blacks, Liberia is one of only two nations in Africa that was never under European domination. Recent civil wars have ... [... more]
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How to Find Cheap Hotels in Liberia
Settled by freed American slaves, Liberia was one of the few African success stories until tensions and inequalities between Americo-Liberians and the indigenous population became apparent. A civil war erupted in the 1990s, leaving 250,000 people ... [... more]
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How to Find Luxury Hotels In Liberia
Liberia is a West African nation located on the North Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by the countries of Sierra Leone to the north and Guinea and the Ivory Coast to the east and south. In recent years, Liberia has suffered from violent political ... [... more]
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How to Find Hotels in Liberia
The Republic of Liberia is located on the west coast of Africa, surrounded by Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Established by African-Americans, Liberia is famous for rolling coastal plains and low mountains as well as for the safaris and ... [... more]
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How to Find Luxury Hotels In Monrovia, Liberia
The American Colonization Society established Liberia in 1822 as a way to return freed American slaves to Africa. The country's capital, Monrovia, was named after American President James Monroe who supported the cause. Although the city is ... [... more]
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United States Policy Towards Liberia, 1822 to 2003: ...
An Uneven Examination: In this well-packaged presentation, Hyman joins a number of American observers of the Liberian political scene, especially during major moments in the country's modern history. Raymond Leslie Buell of Harvard sought in his writings [... more]
$30.00
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On Afric's Shore: A History of Maryland in Liberia, ...
Excellent Account of a Forgotten Chapter in History: With much of the historiography of Liberia concentrating on the settlement planted at Monrovia by the American Colonization Society in 1822 and which proclaimed its independence in 1847, the colony [... more]
$45.00
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The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the ...
Those Wacky Liberian Transvestites: One can almost imagine the conversation between Stephen Ellis and his NYU Press editors as they mulled over a title and a marketing scheme for this book. Ellis is a scholar of African affairs who, I gather, doesn't [... more]
$60.00
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Liberia for a While
Liberia that was - an entertaining 60s snapshot: This very readable book is an account of the time spent in Liberia by a British family in the 1960s. At the time, Liberia was a stable and developing country under the respected President Tubman. Written [... more]
$18.00
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