| Title | : | Travels in Morocco : Volume I (Illustrated) |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | James Richardson |
| Release | : | 2013-12-17 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Travel & Adventure, Books |
| Size | : | 1740650 |
| “The present unsettled state of affairs in Morocco, in consequence of the War in which she is now engaged with her more powerful and ancient enemy—Spain, must, I conceive, render any information regarding a region so little known peculiarly acceptable at the present moment. In Morocco, my late husband laboured to advance the same objects which had previously taken him to Central Africa, viz., the amelioration of the condition of the strange and remarkable races of men who inhabit that part of the world. He aimed at the introduction of a legitimate commerce with a view, in the first instance, to destroy the horrible and revolting trade in slaves, and thus pave the way for the diffusion of Christianity among a benighted people. While travelling, with these high purposes in contemplation, he neglected no opportunity of studying the geography of the country..." |
