Additional Resources

The links below will provide more information about author Helene Cooper and the history and culture of Liberia

 U.S. Department of State: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6618.htm 

 BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043500.stm

 All Africa news: http://allafrica.com/liberia/

 Helene Cooper's articles in the New York Times: 
 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/helene_cooper/index.html

 Helene Cooper interview on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95924809

 Article on Liberia's president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf:
 http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11975480

 PBS report on Charles Taylor: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/liberia/taylor-bio.html

 Liberia's civil war: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/liberia-1989.htm

 Liberia and shipping: http://www.liscr.com/liscr/AboutUs/AboutLiberianRegistry/tabid/206/Default.aspx