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100 1 _aFranklin, James
_q(Merchant)
245 1 4 _aThe Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-05-10
508 _aProduced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHaiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804
653 _aHaiti -- Description and travel
653 _aHaiti -- History -- 1804-1844
653 _aHaiti -- Economic conditions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48920
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