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Travel Sketches from Liberia : Johann Büttikofer's 19th Century Rainforest Explorations in West Africa.
Büttikofer's Travel Sketches from Liberia details the development of the Liberian nation and the intricate, often volatile, relationships between the country's Indigenous peoples and its black colonists from America. In remarkable detail, it provides vivid images of the country's pas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2012.
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| Colección: | Sources for African history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Series Editors' Introduction; List of Plates; List of Drawings; List of Maps; Foreword; Introductory Remarks; Dr. Büttikofer's Travels; Hunting station; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; Literature; Chapter One Journey to Monrovia; Chapter Two Monrovia; Chapter Three General character of the land; Chapter Four Voyage to Mühlenburg mission and stay with Mr. Day; Chapter Five Plant life; Chapter Six Journey to Bavia and stay there; Chapter Seven On reconnaissance. Relocation to our station. Soforeh Place.
- Chapter Eight A raid for victuals towards the west. Journey to Monrovia. Hunting forays Chapter Nine Further adventures. Withdrawal to Monrovia; Chapter Ten Stay in the district of Grand Cape Mount until Sala's death; Chapter Eleven A hunting trip into the interior; Chapter Twelve Further adventures. Return to Europe; Chapter Thirteen Second journey to Liberia and visit to Grand Cape Mount; Chapter Fourteen Journey to Schieffelinsville, our station at the Junk River, and first stay there; Chapter Fifteen Sojourn at the Du Queah River.
- Chapter Sixteen Journey to Monrovia and to the falls of the Du Queah Chapter Seventeen Further experiences; Chapter Eighteen To the ports of eastern Liberia. Return to Europe; Volume II; Volume II; The Liberians; Chapter One The founding and development of the free state until its declaration of independence (1816-1847); Chapter Two The free state of Liberia from its independence until present; Chapter Three The public economy and mercantile conditions; Chapter Four Products of the land and their exploitation, agriculture and agricultural economy.
- Chapter Five The life of the Liberians. Social conditions The Natives; Chapter Six Political and social conditions; Chapter Seven Anthropological aspects. Clothing and jewellery. Dwellings; Chapter Eight Negro languages; Chapter Nine Diet, occupations and character of the natives; Chapter Ten Everyday life, ways and customs. Islam and Christianity; The Animal World; Chapter Eleven Mammals; Chapter Twelve Birds; Chapter Thirteen Reptiles and amphibians. Fish. Invertebrates; Appendices; Zoological Publications on Our Collections from Liberia (Notes from the Leyden Museum).
- Listing of the Liberian Animal Specimens Elaborated to Date Literature Cited; Index; Map of Liberia.