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Trade Winds on the Niger

Saga of the Royal Niger Company, 1830-1971

Trade Winds on the Niger( )
Author: Baker, Geoffrey L.
ISBN:978-1-86064-014-8
Publication Date:Dec 1996
Publisher:I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Imprint:Radcliffe Press, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $90.00
Book Description:

This tale starts in 1830 on the West Coast of Africa during the latter days of the slave trade when ""palm oil ruffians"" began trading in the swamps of the Niger delta, bartering their coloured beads and cases of gin for the golden oil and ivory which, if they did not die first from black water fever, malaria or dysentery, would make them rich. This book is about their struggles in the area now known as Nigeria that led to the formation of the Royal Niger Company...
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Book Details
Pages:333
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Commerce
History / Africa / West
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.81 Inches
Book Weight:1.25 Pounds



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