Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot
SWEET LIBERIA-LESSONS FROM THE COALPOT
"If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pack up your things
and move to another country, than this is the book for you."
In the 1970's, when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their African roots by growing Afros, wearing African clothing, and taking African names. Thousands more took their identification with Africa one step further and immigrated to welcoming countries in East and West Africa. Susan Peters was one of those individuals.
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot is a delightful, easy-to-read memoir that chronicles the wonderfully thick slice of humanity sandwiched between Liberia's April 12, 1980 coup and the 1989 Civil War. Set against the author's personal growth, her cultural struggles, and triumphs, this book is an informative, personally revealing, inspiring, and often-comical account of her family's 11-year journey into the rich culture of Liberia, West Africa.
In 1990, Susan Peters, along with her children, fled Liberia, leaving behind a war characterized as, "The bloodiest Civil War since the Biafran War in 1967." Now, twenty years later, as Liberia stands on the precipice of regaining its place among the world's civilized nations under the leadership of Africa's first elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Susan's memoir reminds the world of the wisdom, beauty, and resilience of Liberia and its people.
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"If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pack up your things
and move to another country, than this is the book for you."
In the 1970's, when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their African roots by growing Afros, wearing African clothing, and taking African names. Thousands more took their identification with Africa one step further and immigrated to welcoming countries in East and West Africa. Susan Peters was one of those individuals.
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot is a delightful, easy-to-read memoir that chronicles the wonderfully thick slice of humanity sandwiched between Liberia's April 12, 1980 coup and the 1989 Civil War. Set against the author's personal growth, her cultural struggles, and triumphs, this book is an informative, personally revealing, inspiring, and often-comical account of her family's 11-year journey into the rich culture of Liberia, West Africa.
In 1990, Susan Peters, along with her children, fled Liberia, leaving behind a war characterized as, "The bloodiest Civil War since the Biafran War in 1967." Now, twenty years later, as Liberia stands on the precipice of regaining its place among the world's civilized nations under the leadership of Africa's first elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Susan's memoir reminds the world of the wisdom, beauty, and resilience of Liberia and its people.
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot
SWEET LIBERIA-LESSONS FROM THE COALPOT
"If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pack up your things
and move to another country, than this is the book for you."
In the 1970's, when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their African roots by growing Afros, wearing African clothing, and taking African names. Thousands more took their identification with Africa one step further and immigrated to welcoming countries in East and West Africa. Susan Peters was one of those individuals.
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot is a delightful, easy-to-read memoir that chronicles the wonderfully thick slice of humanity sandwiched between Liberia's April 12, 1980 coup and the 1989 Civil War. Set against the author's personal growth, her cultural struggles, and triumphs, this book is an informative, personally revealing, inspiring, and often-comical account of her family's 11-year journey into the rich culture of Liberia, West Africa.
In 1990, Susan Peters, along with her children, fled Liberia, leaving behind a war characterized as, "The bloodiest Civil War since the Biafran War in 1967." Now, twenty years later, as Liberia stands on the precipice of regaining its place among the world's civilized nations under the leadership of Africa's first elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Susan's memoir reminds the world of the wisdom, beauty, and resilience of Liberia and its people.
"If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pack up your things
and move to another country, than this is the book for you."
In the 1970's, when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their African roots by growing Afros, wearing African clothing, and taking African names. Thousands more took their identification with Africa one step further and immigrated to welcoming countries in East and West Africa. Susan Peters was one of those individuals.
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot is a delightful, easy-to-read memoir that chronicles the wonderfully thick slice of humanity sandwiched between Liberia's April 12, 1980 coup and the 1989 Civil War. Set against the author's personal growth, her cultural struggles, and triumphs, this book is an informative, personally revealing, inspiring, and often-comical account of her family's 11-year journey into the rich culture of Liberia, West Africa.
In 1990, Susan Peters, along with her children, fled Liberia, leaving behind a war characterized as, "The bloodiest Civil War since the Biafran War in 1967." Now, twenty years later, as Liberia stands on the precipice of regaining its place among the world's civilized nations under the leadership of Africa's first elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Susan's memoir reminds the world of the wisdom, beauty, and resilience of Liberia and its people.
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| BN ID: | 2940011987519 |
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| Publisher: | Sunrise Consulting |
| Publication date: | 06/11/2010 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 323 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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