02580cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000100011910000320012924501310016126400510029230000470034333600260039033700260041633800360044250000310047850801850050952012820069453400450197665300460202165300360206765300340210365300330213785600430217099900170221348920UtSlPG20260610134126.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02012896  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF19001 aFranklin, Jamesq(Merchant)14aThe Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-05-10  aProduced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"The Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population" by James Franklin is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work serves as an analytical exploration of Haiti's socio-economic situation following its revolution and independence from France, offering an evaluation of the country's conditions and the veracity of previous representations of its state by advocates of Haitian independence.   At the start of this account, the author shares insights regarding his motivations for writing and the context of Hayti during the revolutionary era. Franklin expresses skepticism towards the overly positive portrayals of Haiti's progress post-revolution, suggesting that these views are overly romanticized. He proposes to provide a more grounded analysis, drawing from his own experiences in the country. The introduction discusses the contrast between the hopes pinned by advocates on the new republic and the stark realities of poverty and inefficiency that Franklin suggests still plague much of its populace and governance, including deeper discussions of agriculture, the economy, and various societal challenges faced by the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHaiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804  aHaiti -- Description and travel  aHaiti -- History -- 1804-1844  aHaiti -- Economic conditions40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48920  c89758d89758