Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Les Colonies Francaises au Debut du Xxe Siecle, Vol. 1: Cinq Ans de Progres (1900-1905)
Des publications coloniales importantes ont ete faites deja a l'occa sion des expositions d'anvers en 1885 et de Paris en 1889. En 1900, une remarquable serie de volumes, veritable encyclopedie coloniale, a ete publiee sous la direction de M. Jules Charles - Roux; de plus, des notices particulieres ont ete consacrees a chacune de nos colonies. La valeur de cette double publication et, surtout, sa date rapprochee rendaient la triche particulierement difficile a notre Commission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
