Author(s): Colville of Culross
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 354
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2018-01-30
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 19mm
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Illustrations: 5 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white

Excerpt from A Residence at Sierra Leone: Described From a Journal Kept on the Spot, and From Letters Written to Friends at Home But whilst disclaiming all intention of discussing the merits of a great political question, the Author trusts it may not be deemed either out of place, or presumptuous, if she avail herself of this opportunity to add her voice, however feeble, to the testimony of those who declare that, were the squadron with drawn from the scene of its gallant exertions in the cause of humanity, the West Coast of Africa would become a den of pirates, who would rapidly sweep away all traces of that civiliza tion which has been effected at the sacrifice of so much British blood and treasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.