Santo Domingo, past and present; with a glance at Hayti.
by HAZARD, Samuel
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New York, Harper & Brothers,1873.Original pictorial cloth (spine discoloured). With frontispiece depicting a fine engraving of cacao, papaya, plantains, and other exported foods from the island, folding map and numerous wood-engravings. XXIX,511 pp.First U.S. edition. - An historical, topographical and economic account of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, profusely illustarted. Samuel Hazard went to Santo Domingo in 1871 as an independent newspaper correspondent to report on the United States Commission that was investigating the overall condition of the island. Congress had been considering Santo Domingo's application for admission into the Union. The volume includes a substantial bibliography.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- Santo Domingo, past and present; with a glance at Hayti.
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- HAZARD, Samuel
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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