In the Niger Country - Benin The Surrounding Country, Inhabitant, Customs and Trade

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

In early days; on the way to the Niger - Teneriffe and Sierra Leone; the battle of Weima; Liberia and the beaches of the Kroo country; the Gold Coast colony and Dahomey; Lagos and the Niger mouths; Akassa; the raiding of Akassa; a burnt village; the inland reaches of the Niger; in Forcados river; on the way to Warri; Warri; the slave-trade and the Ju-Ju system; at new Benin; new Benin; the rise and fall of Nana; Sapelli; down the Sapelli river; on the Brass river; a funeral in the delta; missionary influence; Bonny and Opobo; the opposite ends of the Niger; the evolution of the black trader and his merchandise; rubber-gathering; farewell to the Niger.

About the author

Harold Bindloss, James Pinnock

Product details

• Authors: Harold Bindloss, Bindloss Harold, J. Pinnock, Pinnock J.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.1968
• EAN: 9780714617916
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-1791-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Weight: 930 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, African History