British Guiana: The Land of Six PeoplesH.M. Stationery Office, 1957 - Broj stranica: 235 |
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Stranica 13
The Land of Six Peoples Michael Swan. town . To the left the Cathedral stands in its grass - covered square , a building which I admired at first sight and came to love . It is the third cathedral to be built on the site and was ...
The Land of Six Peoples Michael Swan. town . To the left the Cathedral stands in its grass - covered square , a building which I admired at first sight and came to love . It is the third cathedral to be built on the site and was ...
Stranica 14
... town of Stabroek1 in a geometrical ' grid - iron ' system of streets , divided by canals in the manner of their home - country . Then , as now , the land was over four feet below sea - level at high tide , and the canals were essential ...
... town of Stabroek1 in a geometrical ' grid - iron ' system of streets , divided by canals in the manner of their home - country . Then , as now , the land was over four feet below sea - level at high tide , and the canals were essential ...
Stranica 15
... town - dweller , while the Indians prefer to remain in the country districts , working on the sugar estates , tending their paddy - fields and dreaming of the day when they will possess an acre and a cow . The African , with memories of ...
... town - dweller , while the Indians prefer to remain in the country districts , working on the sugar estates , tending their paddy - fields and dreaming of the day when they will possess an acre and a cow . The African , with memories of ...
Stranica 18
... town as the Botanic Gardens lies a large area of palm - covered land which forms one of the largest cemeteries in the world , a place of considerable beauty where the ornate tombstones of planters who died in their prime— the death ...
... town as the Botanic Gardens lies a large area of palm - covered land which forms one of the largest cemeteries in the world , a place of considerable beauty where the ornate tombstones of planters who died in their prime— the death ...
Stranica 23
... town has a strong social as well as economic function ; during the day mothers take their children walking there , and after dark it is taken over by passionate couples . Parallel with the Sea Wall runs the single track of the rail- way ...
... town has a strong social as well as economic function ; during the day mothers take their children walking there , and after dark it is taken over by passionate couples . Parallel with the Sea Wall runs the single track of the rail- way ...
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