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CHAPTER XXV 



THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 



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Its mountainous character. Extensive coast-line. Its constitution 

 and organization. Education and religion. Commerce and rev- 

 enue. Communication. Cities(Cape Haitien, Port de Paix. ( tonai'ves, 

 St. Marc, Port-au-Prince, Aux Cayes). The people. Supremacy 

 of the blacks. Race antipathies. Personal appearance and domes- 

 tic relations of the Haitians. Superstitions. The struggle for lib- 

 erty. The blacks not to blame for the condition of the republic. 

 Island products and commerce 263 



CHAPTER XXVI 



THE BAHAMAS 



General geographic features. Dissimilarity to other West Indian 

 Islands. Products and population. Poverty and decadence of 

 the people. Varied race character of the blacks 296 



CHAPTER XXVII 



THE LESSER ANTILLES 



Natural beauty of the islands. Distribution among many govern- 

 ments. Differentiation into four types . . . , 305 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ST. CROIX 



Their Antillean character and position. Geological character. Va- 

 rious kinds of government. St. Thomas. St. John. Virgin Gorda. 

 Anegada. St. Croix 309 



CHAPTER XXIX 



THE CARIBBEE ISLANDS 



Classification into volcanic and calcareous subgroups. The Anguil- 

 lan subgroup. Sombrero. Anguilla. St. Barts. St. Martin. 

 Barbuda. Antigua 318 



