James Ciment’s “Another America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It” is, in my opinion, a much better history of Liberia than David Reese’s “Liberia: America’s African Stepchild”. In Ciment’s book the primary objective of his historical investigation is the politics of Liberia, not the people, although for obvious reasons theContinue reading “Review: “Another America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It” – James Ciment”
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Review: “Liberia: America’s African Stepchild” – David Reese
David Reese’s “Liberia: America’s African Stepchild” is a rather unique history of an African nation. Each chapter is essentially a mini-biography of an important person in Liberia’s history, such as Paul Cuffe, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Edward James Roye, Edwin Barclay, Edward Blyden, William Tubman, and Samuel Doe. It is through the stories of these andContinue reading “Review: “Liberia: America’s African Stepchild” – David Reese”
T. J. Petrowski 