Twenty-Nine Years in the West Indies and Central Africa A Review of Missionary Work and Adventure, 1829-1858 |
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Author:
| Waddell, Hope Masterton |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-71147-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | AUD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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This 1863 account of Waddell's missionary work in Jamaica and Calabar is an important social history source. He witnessed the slave revolt and the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in Jamaica. Moving to Nigeria in 1846, his narrative is one of the best European accounts of pre-colonial Africa.
This 1863 account of Waddell's missionary work in Jamaica and Calabar is an important social history source. He witnessed the slave revolt and the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in Jamaica. Moving to Nigeria in 1846, his narrative is one of the best European accounts of pre-colonial Africa.