Henry Smeathman, the flycatcher : natural history, slavery and empire in the late eighteenth century /

This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: COLEMAN, DEIRDRE
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] LIVERPOOL UNIV Press, 2018.
Colección:Romantic reconfigurations.
Temas:
Smeathman, Henry, > -1786.
Smeathman, Henry, > -1786
Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Natural history > Africa, West.
Slavery > Africa, West.
Naturalistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Sciences naturelles > Afrique occidentale.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Natural history
Naturalists
Slavery
West Africa
Great Britain
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
ISBN:9781786948717
1786948710
1789629136
9781789629132

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