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Chapters: Ossett. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 190. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola. It has an area of 48,442 km², including offshore islands. The land border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, which occupies the western one-third of the island, is 388 km long. The maximum length, east to west, is 390 km from Punta de Agua to Las Lajas, on the border with Haiti. The maximum width, north to south, is 265 km from Cape Isabela to Cape Beata. The capital, Santo Domingo, is located on the south coast. The Dominican Republic's shores are washed by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The Mona Passage, a channel about 130 km wide, separates the country (and Hispaniola) from Puerto Rico. LocationCaribbean, it occupies two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of HaitiGeographic coordinates Map referencesCentral America and the CaribbeanArea Area - comparativeApproximately the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combinedLand boundaries Coastline1,288 kmMaritime claims ClimateTropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfallRiversSignificant rivers include the Jimani River, Río Yaque del Norte, Río Jamao del Norte, Río Isabela and the Ozama River Topography map of HispaniolaTerrainRugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersedElevation extremes Natural resourcesNickel, bauxite, gold, silverLand use Irrigated land2,300 km² (1993 est.)Natural hazardsLies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughtsEnvironment - current issuesW...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8064 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dominican Republic is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola. It has an area of 48,442 km², including offshore islands. The land border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, which occupies the western one-third of the island, is 388 km long. The maximum length, east to west, is 390 km from Punta de Agua to Las Lajas, on the border with Haiti. The maximum width, north to south, is 265 km from Cape Isabela to Cape Beata. The capital, Santo Domingo, is located on the south coast. The Dominican Republic's shores are washed by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The Mona Passage, a channel about 130 km wide, separates the country from Puerto Rico. ... Read more

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Chapters: Geography of Haiti, Geography of the Dominican Republic, Labadee, Cibao, Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone, Larimar, Los Minas, Villa Duarte, Bois Caïman, Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Nacional, Cámboya, Hispaniolan Pine Forests, Septentrional-Orient Fault Zone, Punta Caucedo, Navidad Bank, Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Villa Juana, Ensanche Simón Bolívar, Jardín Botanico, Piantini, La Esperilla, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Samaná Peninsula, Bella Vista, Distrito Nacional, General Antonio Duvergé, Paseo de Los Indíos, Cerros de Arroyo Hondo, Centro de Los Heroes, Ensanche Luperón, Honduras Del Norte, Honduras Del Oeste, María Auxiliadora, Ensanche La Fé, Jardín Zoologico, Jardínes Del Sur, Mejoramiento Social, Los Ríos, Distrito Nacional, Buenos Aires, Paraíso, Distrito Nacional, Los Jardínes, San Geronímo, 24 de Abril, Ensanche Capotillo, Nuevo Arroyo Hondo, 30 de Mayo, Altos de Arroyo Hondo, El Millón, Gualey, Gazcue, Ensanche Espaillat, Viejo Arroyo Hondo, Ensanche Naco, Los Restauradores, Tropical Metaldom, Arroyo Manzano, Villa Francisca, Julieta Morales, Los Prados, Los Cacicazgos, Puerto Isabela, San Juan Bosco, Villa Consuelo, Domingo Sabio, Los Peralejos, Mirador Norte, Ciudad Nueva, La Hondonada, Renacimiento, La Agustina, Mirador Sur, Cristo Rey, Distrito Nacional, Palma Real, Miraflores, Distrito Nacional, San Carlos, Distrito Nacional, La Isabela, Distrito Nacional, Quisqueya, Distrito Nacional, San Diego, Distrito Nacional, La Julia, Cacique, Distrito Nacional, La Zurza, Miramar, Distrito Nacional, Atala, Distrito Nacional, Pic Macaya National Park, Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti, La Visite National Park, List of Islands of Haiti, Cordillera Septentrional, Plain of the Cul-De-Sac, Diego de Ocampo, Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 208. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from m...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8064 ... Read more

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An overview of Dominican Republic's geography and history, along with an exploration of the political, economic, and cultural landscape of this Caribbean island nation. Formerly a Spanish colony, the Dominican Republic gained independence in the mid-1800s. Ruled largely by dictators since then, the nation has achieved some form of representational government since the late 1990s. This edition includes comprehensive text with strong curriculum ties, beautiful full-color photography throughout, and interesting, detailed sidebars. ... Read more

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What pictures?
I am not sure why they called this book The D.R. in Pictures. It has very few and they are not good. Being Dominican, I know how the DR looks, which is poorly represented in this book. I bought this book to give to a business associate, but was disappointed that I could not show the beautiful island that the Dominican Republic really is. I liked the descriptions and background provided.Therefore, I believe this should be described as a history book. Also, this book is overpriced. For being a book of pictures it is too small. ... Read more

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Introduces the geography, history, government, people, and economy of the country occupying two thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. ... Read more

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Development studies has not yet found a vocabulary to connect large structural processes to the ways in which people live, love, and labor. Producing Knowledge, Protecting Forests contributes to such a vocabulary through a study of "local knowledge" that exposes the relationship between culture and political economy.  Women's and men's daily practices, and the meaning they give those practices, show the ways in which they are not simply victims of development but active participants creating, challenging, and negotiating the capitalist world-system on the ground.

Rather than viewing local knowledge as something to be uncovered or recovered in the service of development, Light Carruyo approaches it as a dynamic process configured and reconfigured at the intersections of structural forces and lived practices. In her ethnographic case study of La Ciénaga-a rural community on the edge of an important ecological preserve and national park in the Dominican Republic-Carruyo argues that Dominican economic development has rested its legitimacy on rescuing peasants from their own subsistence practices so that they may serve the nation as "productive citizens," a category that is both racialized and gendered.  How have women and men in this community come to know what they know about development and well-being? And how, based on this knowledge, do they engage with development projects and work toward well-being? Carruyo illustrates how competing interests in agricultural production, tourism, and conservation shape, collide with, and are remade by local practices and logics.

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Currently one of the biggest tourist destinations in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has much more to offer than its idyllic beaches. "Dominican Republic in Focus" is a authoritative and up-to-date guide to this vibrant country. It explores the land, history and politics, economy, society and people, culture and includes tips on where to go and what to see. Photos and maps. ... Read more

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Elementary school level
I ordered this book because I thought it would provide an introduction to the politics of the Dominican Republic. When I got it, it reminded me more of a mixture between a tacky guidebook and an elementary school social science book. It does present some insight into the historical, economical and political conditions of the country, some of them even differing from the mainstream image, but it is all very limited in scope and not very useful. If you want a guidebook, I'd suggest Lonely Planet a million times before this one. When it comes to a political review of the country, I have unfortunately had difficulties in finding one. But surfing the web for a couple of hours will certainly provide more useful information than a copy of this book.

Facinating
This book is a much needed new insight on Dominican Republic where I travelled a lot a few years ago.It is very interesting situation with haiti and the author adresses cultural issues sensitively butinformatively.The book is very easily to read and has a good order.

Summary
This book has dealt well with subjects like the economy, politics, and local places to visit.Unfortunately, I found the information on the history and cultural identity of the Dominicans to be lacking information.For example, When Howard spoke too briefly of the Taino Indiansor howthe Dominicans have a need to be more "Indian". He was totallyincorrect.The author does not hold a strong enough argument or facts tosupport this. He leaves the reader with much confusion about the Dominicanidentity. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, culture, religion, and people of the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic. ... Read more

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Categorizing this book as strictly for children is incorrect
A really delightful introduction to the Dominican Republic.The photography is superb and both the pictures and the text are sophisticated enough for adults. ... Read more

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The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has a rich history beginning with the first inhabitants, the Taíno indians, to the Spanish conquistadors, African slaves, and numerous waves of immigrants. Culture and Customs of the Dominican Republic is the first book to encompass the vibrancy of the land, its people, and their cultures and customs. It surveys the daily lives of average Dominicans and also the unusual folk practices of the rural populace. Attention is also given to the thriving Dominican community in New York City,the Dominacanyors.

Students and interested readers will be intrigued by this insider's affectionate portrait of the Dominicans. This little-known culture is illuminated with chapters on the land, its history, and people; religions; social customs; media and film; literature; performing arts; architecture, art, sculpture, and photography. Culture and Customs of the Dominican Republic is a major contribution to the understanding of the developing Caribbean and Hispanic peoples.

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Useful Source Of Information
This book provides a good general overview of the history, politics, religion and art of the Dominican Republic. The DR is a vibrant, unique and fascinating nation which relatively little has been written about.

I read this book during a recent visit to the country and found it to be a useful source of information which enriched my travelling experience. But I did find a few shortcomings. For one almost half the book is devoted to the creative arts, with a particular focus on the so-called "high arts" such as theater, sculpture, ballet and opera. I think a more reasonable disturbution would have included more on economics, anthropology and social issues, with about 1/4 of the book devoted to creative endeavors. Also in this artistic section more should have been written about the popular forms of music and dance, such as merengue, bachata and mambo. These performing arts are, by far, the most important to the majority of the Dominican people. They, especially merengue, are also hugely popular and influential throughout Latin America.

In terms of social topics, Brown does best when discussing the complex issue of race in the Dominican Republic. Brown emphasizes the extent to which Dominicans have gone to emphasize their white European heritage and to downplay their black African heritage. This has been increased by the fact that the DR shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Haiti and the DR have a long history of political and military conflict, including a Haitian invasion and conquest of the DR in the early 1800's. Most Dominicans are mulato. But Brown says many darker skinned people prefer to call themselves "indios" rather than identify as black. This despite the fact that the indigenous Tainos were practically wiped out a relatively short time after the arrival of Colombus and the Spanish. My sense is that this is gradually changing, as young people seem less concerned than their elders about skin complexion. But, truthfully, I didn't discuss this topic with enough Dominicans to develop a well informed opinion.

In terms of gender roles Brown has a a rather extreme perspective, saying that "Dominican men treat Dominican women abysmally." However, she may not be far off the mark as practically every Dominican woman I talked to referred to Dominican men as "machista" (sexist). On the other hand, the tourist zones were full of young white women, mostly European, who had hooked up with Dominican boyfriends while on vacation.

A very common social problem that Brown doesn't address is the extremely high percentage of single mothers in the country. This often involves young women who have several children at a young age and then are abandoned, along with the kids, by the boyfriend or husband. Of course, this helps continue the cycle of poverty and leads many women into prostitution and other desperate efforts to provide for their offspring.

There are a few other areas which I found myself disagreeing with Brown's analysis. But for those seeking to learn more about the DR this is one of the few useful sources available and worthwhile picking up from the library though I wouldn't pay the price listed on Amazon. ... Read more

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Lush beaches, tropical waterfalls, and picture-postcard mountain ranges greet visitors looking for a Caribbean getaway to the country of the Dominican Republic. Although it is impoverished, it has plenty to offer. The colorful people of this developing country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, are eager to share its beautiful resorts, unique wildlife, and thriving businesses. A closer look reveals a country steeped in history, dotted with reminders of explorer Christopher Columbus, who is hailed as a hero there, and Spanish conquerors. Take a tour of the country, meet the people, sample the foods, try your hand at making a Taino bowl, and maybe even hit the dance floor to see if you have what it takes to merengue! ... Read more

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Sanky Panky Meets the Rainbow Flag
Most studies of sex tourism focus on female sex workers with foreign male clients.Even some studies look at men involved in sex work with foreign women.This book tries to fill in a gap by discussing Dominican men who sell sex to foreign male tourists.This book tries to break a rigid hetero/homo dichotomy by showing the many men who engage in hustling but with no desire for other males.

There is a rare but excellent anthology called "Caribbean Masculinities" and the author's contribution is reprinted here.Really, I hope this book is a sign that the author got tenure somewhere.The info in this book is similar to another study about "pingueros" in Cuba.Those who saw the French-language film "Vers le Sur" may also enjoy this.

The book NEVER mentions "the down-low" and this is understandable as the study takes place outside the United States.Nevertheless, for those interested in reading about Black men who get busy with men on the hush-hush, they'll want to read this book.The interviewees here never suggest that kicking it with men means they don't have women at home and desire women all the time.There's a lot of "don't ask, don't tell" here too.Relatives of these men don't question how men who are penniless on Friday afternoon can now pay the rent on Monday morning.There's also machismo here where women are conditioned not to question their male partners and these male sex workers can lie about getting with women when they are actually selling to men.

Let me mention the most important comment to me in this book: "[The Zona Colonial] also stands as the most vivid symbol of what has been described as a kind of Dominican "hispanophilia"--an exaggerated identification with all things of Spanish origin, and a simultaneous denial (and repression) of the African cultural influences on contemporary Dominican society" (81).A whole mess of books and word-of-mouth mention how Dominicans go out of their ways to downplay or deny being Black.While the author brings this up only once, I really wish he would have spoken about race more.He dances around it as many people in that nation do.A student could write an awesome paper comparing this book and "What's Love Got to Do with It?" and they will note how the latter is explicit about Blackness when the former plays into the denial.

Sometimes the book felt long-winded.However, this was not another anthropological text in which a writer just recalls, "First I did this, then I did that."This was an informative book about Black bisexuality in a transnational context. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 455 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Dominican Republic, a Country between Rain Forest and Desert: Contributions to the Ecology of a Caribbean Island.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Kenneth H. Orvis
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: 166Issue: 2Page: 181

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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A luminous first novel about the Latina immigrant experience, peopled with "characters whose humanity is so vivid and universal that one cannot help but be swept into their torment" (Miami Herald)

After leaving the college she'd attended to escape her religiously conservative parents, Iliana, a first-generation Dominican-American woman, returns home to Brooklyn to find that her family is falling apart: one sister is careening toward mental collapse, another sister is living in a decrepit building with her abusive husband and three children, and a third sister has simply disappeared. In this dislocating urban environment Iliana reluctantly confronts the anger and desperation that seem to seep through every crack of her family's small house, and experiences all the contradictions, superstitions, joys, and pains that come from a life caught between two cultures. In this magnificent debut novel, filled with graceful prose and searing detail, Loida Maritza Perez offers a penetrating portrait of the American immigrant experience as she explores the true meanings of identity, family--and home.

"A powerful debut novel."-- Newsweek

"With haunting magic realism reminiscent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende, Perez underscores the dual existence every immigrant child navigates."-- Latina magazine

"Geographies of Home will leave you feeling both amazingly breathless and wonderfully redeemed."-- Edwidge Danticat

Nominated for a Quality Paperback Book Club's New Voices Award
Perez was named one of El Diario's "50 Latinas of 1999" ... Read more

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too gruesome
Thisis one book that I will not read.It is too gruesome or true to life.The family life depicted is very sad.Though they try to do good, life is too rough and they get trammeled.

A Familiar Home: Compelling Characters Reflecting Universal Struggles
Schizophrenia!! Rape!! Child Abuse!! Even magic!! are embedded in the novel Geographies of Home by Loida Maritza Perez.Perez writes a beautifully written story about a convincingly real Dominican-American family with severe issues.The novel is about a college student, Iliana, returning home after hearing voices in her head, which she believes is her mom, telling her to go home.After arriving home, she finds a sister on the border of mental illness, a sister with an abusive husband, another sister who's lost, and parents in constant denial about their family issues.Basically, Iliana deals with all these situations while at the same time dealing with contradictions, superstitions and the struggle of migrating to a new country (from Dominican Republic to New York City).In turn, Iliana finds herself in a cliché-esque identity quest.Presenting both the horrors of immigrating to a new country and family issues, Perez creates a haunting feel for the book.However, by creating these unorthodox characters, it makes the reader get swept into the book by listening to their unusual stories. In truth, Perez's characters were the foundation of this novel because of their bizarre situations.The stylistic methods she uses to describe the characters are effective in developing the authentic situations of the characters.
The author changes point of view every now and then, which became confusing at times, but became the most effective way to present the story.Each shift in perspective hinted a change in the family's status or dynamic and gave the reader the most engaging point of view to further understand the characters' situations.The novel starts off with Iliana, the story's protagonist, who is a college student heading home after hearing voices in her head that her family is in trouble.Right off the bat, the reader sympathizes with Iliana because she is simultaneously introduced to the family's descent as the reader.Having Iliana's point of view, for this instance, gives the reader that sudden state-of- shock feel that which sets up perfectly for the other stories.
At some parts of the book, Perez describes the characters situations almost perfectly but ironically only uses short, feeble sentences to display them, which I found to be very effective.For instance, Perez describes a scene where Marina, a mentally-ill victim induced by rape, believes that her rapist was in her room.Perez narrates, "Her instinct was to run.Yet she could barely breathe, much less move...Eyes adjusting to the dark...Now there it stood: the embodiment of her worst fears.She had known it would arrive.But not so soon, not for her, not as the man who'd raped her" (16).Perez's short and abrupt sentences seem almost elementary but surprisingly at the same time, give just the right amount of information needed to develop the characters.This particular scene allows the reader to explore the effects of rape on a Marina, which if found to be chilling.Also, the style of it adds to the whole eerie sense of the book because it is as if she is only giving selective details to the reader providing for a constant uncertainty.
What I believe really helped in gaining interest for this book was the level of reality it brought on the table.It touched on subjects that embodied the struggles of everyday life, which any one could relate to.Iliana was a college student eager to become independent and escape the strains of her parents, which any teenager can relate to.Moreover, facing the trials of immigrant life after settling in New York can easily relate to a spectrum of immigrants living within America.The theme could even be more generalized into drastic change between something home-like and something new.Most importantly, anyone can relate to the idea of family problems whether its rivalry, acceptance, abuse, mistreatment, etc.However, Perez does incorporate some illusive spiritualism in the story, which, I think, represents things that we want to be real giving the reader a sense of the conflict between illusions versus reality.
The disappointing part to this book, however, is the ending, which is not completely followed through.It is as if Perez ran out of things to say when she ended the book.This leaves the reader unsatisfied and somewhat confused pondering about the complete resolution.The abrupt ending makes the reader feel like the characters are still continuing, while the reader is left out of the story.This parallels the common family struggles, which are constantly changing but has no clear endings.Many things are left unexplained and unanswered which ends the novel in a haunting sense.
However, overall, Geographies of Home is a great read that incorporates much of the modern struggles we face today by creating these untraditional characters.Perez's style in this novel helped create a sense of reality for these characters ultimately making it easier to relate to these characters.

I'd buy 10 copies!
I spent a whole Sunday in bed reading this book. I was so engaged, I didn't even want to get up to use the bathroom! Through Iliana, Ms. Perez told a complicated story of the dreams and struggles of a large Dominican family. Geographies of Home was written so poetically that the words seemed to wrap around me and I imagined myself in each character's shoes. I appreciated learning about the Seventh Day Adventist faith and reading about a Dominican-American family that dispelled some New York City stereotypes about Dominicans (Washington Heights residents, single-parent homes, devout Catholics, etc.). Although the story started kind of slowly, it's well worth the reader's time.

geographies of home
loida maritza perez has written a fantastic book. All Dominicans should find the time to read this very informative book. Twelve of the characters are real members of her family. All twelve are alive. About 95 percent of her story is true. She invented about five percent of the story to create a little drama. Marina really had a nervous breakdown because she was raped. HER VIRGINITY WAS REALLY TAKEN AWAY FROM HER ON THAT DAY. Her sister Betrise didvanish. She went away to college. She returned years later . Pasion was really a low life who manipulated the oldest sister. She married passion to prevent being an old maid and she stayed to honor her marriage vows. There were millions of happy moments and I consider her parents to be heros. They were both uneducated and yet they manage to raise twelve children. Most of them are successful, some are millionares, others own millions in realestate, some attended ivy universities, and other colleges. THEIR RELIGION HELPED SHAPED THEM INTO RESPONSIBLE ADULTS AND NINE OF THEM ARE STILL IN THE SAME RELIGION. ALL FAMILIES HAVE PROBLEMS AND YET THIS FAMILY MANAGED TO BECOME A COMPLETE SUCCESSS. LOIDA COULD NOT WRITE EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL THE CHARACTERS BECAUSE SHE HAS ENOUGH MATERIAL TO WRITE ONE NOVEL ABOUT EACH OF HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. MAYBE ONE DAY SHE WILL WRITE ABOUT EACH ONE AND ALL QUESTIONS READERS HAVE WILL BE ANSWERED. RUN AND BUY THIS BOOK.

geographies of home
THE FAMILY DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK IS REAL .LOIDA IS MY AUNT. SHE WROTE ABOUT THE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO THE FAMILY AND LEFT OUT ALL THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD. A BOOK ABOUT GOOD THINGS WOULD NOT SELL AND I UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WROTE IT THAT WAY. THE BOOK IS EXCELLENT. HER PARENTS WERE POOR ,BUT THEY MANAGED TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO COLLEGES AND IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES. SOME OF THE CHARACTERS OWN BUSINESSES AND ALL ARE DOING WELL. THEY ALL GREW UP IN A STRICT SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST HOME AND ENDED UP AS STRONG INDIVIDUALS. NONE OF THEM COMMITTED CRIMES, USED DRUGS OR BEEN ARRESTED AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING. ... Read more

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This travel book is part of a series inviting young readers to explore the six continents. Each title includes a survey of the country's history, geography, culture, government, industry, agriculture, place in the world and a suggestion of what the future may hold. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is located between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east, directly within the hurricane belt. Hispaniola is perhaps most famous for marking the first European colonies in the New World, colonies founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493. It is the tenth most populous island in the world, and the most populous in the Americas. It is the 22nd largest island in the world. ... Read more