Pieces of the Mind

AN INTRODUCTION:
Like most, if not all historical writers, this book is intended to capture the historical accounts of my own growing up experiences and memories of Liberia and outside of Liberia as well as some of the political eras of my time beginning with the late President, William V.S. Tubman in whose Administration I was born. Additionally, the book will cite investors in the eras under discussion and their contributions to the National Development of Liberia. Let me be quick to point out those elements of the book prior to 1944 and perhaps in the early 1960’s were impacted by civic/social studies teachers in primary and secondary schools as well as my own research effort. Others were by both personal experiences and interviews conducted over the years.
Technically, and it is so written in history books, President William R. Tubman was the 19th President of the Republic of Liberia and after him, came President William R. Tolbert, followed by Samuel K. Doe, Charles G. Taylor, and Madame Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. However, there were Interim and/or Non-Presidential Heads of States all of which will be discussed in my book.
While this may sound repetitive to most readers, it is intended to help me set the stage to narrate my story. The book is intended to chronologically discuss these past Presidents mentioned herein, including Transitional/Non-Presidential Administrations in Liberia. Therefore, the first chapter will talk about the William V.S. Tubman Era including his “Open Door Policy” and everything in between.