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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Smeathmania; 1 Metamorphosis; 2 Prospects; 3 Residence; 4 Housekeeping; 5 Currency; 6 Doldrums; 7 Antislavery; 8 Prodigal Returns; Conclusion: Legacies; Appendix; 'Proposals for printing by subscription, Voyages and Travels in Africa and the West-Indies, from the Year 1771, to the Year 1779 inclusive. By Henry Smeathman.'; 'Oeconomy of a Slave Ship'; 'Mr Smeathman's Useful hints for those who intend to visit or settle in Africa and other hot Climates'
  • 'Some Account of the Termites, which are found in Africa and other hot climates. In a Letter from Mr. Henry Smeathman, of Clement's Inn, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S.'Bibliography; Index

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