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Author : Philip McCutchan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Beware, Beware the Bight of Benin written by Philip McCutchan and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip McCutchan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1590131835
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin written by Philip McCutchan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the 1890s and Royal Navy Lieutenant St. Vincent Halfhyde finds himself out of favor with the Navy and on half-pay ashore when he is summoned to the Admiralty. His mission: to sail to the Bight of Benin in West Africa and spy on the not-so-secret Russian presence there. As a Russian speaker who is familiar with Benin, Halfhyde is confident he's the man for the job—until he runs into Admiral Prince Gorsinski, cousin of the Czar and Halfhyde's former jailer.
Author : James A. McMillin
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570035463
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (354 download)
Download or read book The Final Victims written by James A. McMillin and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slave trade to the United States after the Revolutionary War until 1810 is covered in this book and CD-ROM.
Author : Philip McCutchan
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780860072829
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Beware the Bight of Benin written by Philip McCutchan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1976 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dike-Ogu Egwuatu Chukwumerije
Publisher : Dikeogu Chukwumerije
ISBN 13 : 0955794013
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (557 download)
Download or read book The Revolution Has No Tribe written by Dike-Ogu Egwuatu Chukwumerije and published by Dikeogu Chukwumerije. This book was released on 2008 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative collection of poetry, artwork, pictures and descriptive essays dealing with contemporary themes concerning the African condition. Rich in rare information on the continent's history, places and people; it is both highly educative and entertaining. It contains non-conventional viewpoints on Africa and is cutting edge in its use of poetry, and other creative strains, in discussing Africa.
Author : R. W. McColl
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816072299
Total Pages : 1182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Geography written by R. W. McColl and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide to the geography of the world, with world maps and articles on cartography, notable explorers, climate and more.
Author : Marcus Rediker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670018239
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (182 download)
Download or read book The Slave Ship written by Marcus Rediker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on three decades of research to chart the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers, documenting such stories as those of a young kidnapped African whose slavery is witnessed firsthand by a horrified priest from a neighboring tribe responsible for the slave's capture. 30,000 first printing.
Author : Dexter Dias
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473519373
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Ten Types of Human written by Dexter Dias and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration behind the hit podcast THE 100 TYPES OF HUMAN with DEXTER DIAS and BBC 5 Live host NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE 'This book is the one. Think Sapiens and triple it.' - Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected _______________________________ We all have ten types of human in our head. They're the people we become when we face life's most difficult decisions. We want to believe there are things we would always do - or things we never would. But how can we be sure? What are our limits? Do we have limits? The Ten Types of Human is a pioneering examination of human nature. It looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks why. It explores the frontiers of the human experience, uncovering the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situations. From courtrooms to civil wars, from Columbus to child soldiers, Dexter Dias takes us on a globe-spanning journey in search of answers, touching on the lives of some truly exceptional people. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and human rights research, The Ten Types of Human is a provocative map to our hidden selves. It provides a new understanding of who we are - and who we can be. _______________________________ 'The Ten Types of Human is a fantastic piece of non-fiction, mixing astonishing real-life cases with the latest scientific research to provide a guide to who we really are. It's inspiring and essential.' - Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit 'I emerged from this book feeling better about almost everything... a mosaic of faces building into this extraordinary portrait of our species.' - Guardian 'Uplifting and indispensable.' - Howard Cunnell _______________________________ What readers are saying about 'the most important book in years': 'utterly compelling...this one comes with a warning - only pick it up if you can risk not putting it down' - Wendy Heydorn on Amazon, 5 stars 'one of the most remarkable books I've read... I can genuinely say that it has changed the way I view the world' - David Jones on Amazon, 5 stars 'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the human condition... a thrilling and beautifully crafted book' - Wasim on Amazon, 5 stars 'This is the most important book I have read in years' - Natasha Geary on Amazon, 5 stars 'an important and fascinating read... It will keep you glued to the page' - Hilary Burrage on Amazon, 5 stars 'a journey that I will never forget, will always be grateful for, and I hope will help me question who I am... a work of genius' - Louise on Amazon, 5 stars 'This is a magnificent book that will capture the interest of every type of reader... one of those rare and special books that demand rereading' - Amelia on Amazon, 5 stars 'I simply couldn't put it down... one of the most significant books of our time' - Jocelyne Quennell on Amazon, 5 stars 'Read The Ten Types of Human and be prepared to fall in love' - Helen Fospero on Amazon, 5 stars
Author : Adam Roberts
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 9781586483715
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (837 download)
Download or read book The Wonga Coup written by Adam Roberts and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2006-08-07 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roberts investigates why in 2004, the tiny, oil-rich African nation of Equatorial Guinea became the target of a group of salty British, South African and Zimbabwean mercenaries, traveling on an American-registered ex-National Guard plane.
Author : Charlie English
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1594634297
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (946 download)
Download or read book The Storied City written by Charlie English and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Timbuktu is a real place, and Charlie English will fuel your wanderlust with true descriptions of the fabled city’s past, present, and future.” –Fodor’s Two tales of a city: The historical race to “discover” one of the world’s most mythologized places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added another layer to the legend. To Westerners, the name “Timbuktu” long conjured a tantalizing paradise, an African El Dorado where even the slaves wore gold. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, a series of explorers gripped by the fever for “discovery” tried repeatedly to reach the fabled city. But one expedition after another went disastrously awry, succumbing to attack, the climate, and disease. Timbuktu was rich in another way too. A medieval center of learning, it was home to tens of thousands—according to some, hundreds of thousands—of ancient manuscripts, on subjects ranging from religion to poetry, law to history, pharmacology, and astronomy. When al-Qaeda–linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents, a remarkable thing happened: a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit the manuscripts into hiding. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines these two suspenseful strands into a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable.
Author : Nina Darnton
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 0452298024
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book An African Affair written by Nina Darnton and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A vivid portrait of a troubled country.”—The New York Times Corruption, drug smuggling, rampant human rights abuses—New York journalist Lindsay Cameron finds plenty to report, covering the regime of Nigeria’s President Michael Olumide. But in the aftermath of two probable assassinations, her inquiries attract unwanted government attention. As rebel factions call for free elections, Lindsay races to penetrate the intricate network of corrupt government officials, oil interests, and CIA agents who really run the Nigerian show. Meanwhile, her entanglement with a rare art dealer leads her still deeper into terrain that’s confounding in every respect, from matters of the heart to those of politics and trade. Drawing from Nina Darnton’s own experiences living in Africa during the mid-1970s—including imprisonment in Nigeria with her two small children—An African Affair is an edge-of-your-seat debut thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Constant Gardener and The Last King of Scotland.
Author : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838908037
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction written by Joyce G. Saricks and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2001 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering fifteen popular genres, each chapter includes a definition of the genre, its characteristics and appeal elements (such as character development, story line, and frame), and its key authors and subgenres.
Author : A.E. Rooks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982128267
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)
Download or read book The Black Joke written by A.E. Rooks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most feared ship in Britain's West Africa Squadron, His Majesty's brig Black Joke was one of a handful of ships tasked with patrolling the western coast of Africa in an effort to end hundreds of years of global slave trading. Sailing after the spectacular fall of Napoleon in France, yet before the rise of Queen Victoria's England, Black Joke was first a slaving vessel itself, and one with a lightning-fast reputation; only a lucky capture in 1827 allowed it to be repurposed by the Royal Navy to catch its former compatriots. Over the next five years, the ship's diverse crew and dedicated commanders would capture more ships and liberate more enslaved people than any other in the Squadron. Author A.E. Rooks chronicles the adventures on this ship and its crew in a narrative of the history of Britain's suppression efforts. As Britain slowly attempted to snuff out the transatlantic slave trade by way of treaty and negotiation, enforcing these policies fell to the Black Joke and those that sailed with it as they battled slavers, weather disasters, and interpersonal drama among captains and crew that reverberated across oceans. In this history of the daring feats of a single ship, the abolition of the international slave trade is revealed as an inexplicably extended exercise involving tense negotiations between many national powers, both colonizers and formerly colonized, that would stretch on for decades longer than it should have"--
Author : Emma Christopher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199843759
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book A Merciless Place written by Emma Christopher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore, the fate of British convicts has burned brightly in the popular imagination. Incredibly, their larger story is even more dramatic--the saga of forgotten men and women scattered to the farthest corners of the British empire, driven by the winds of the American Revolution and the currents of the African slave trade. In A Merciless Place, Emma Christopher brilliantly captures this previously unknown story of poverty, punishment, and transportation. The story begins with the American War of Independence, until which many British convicts were shipped across the Atlantic. The Revolution interrupted this flow and inspired two entrepreneurs to organize the criminals into military units to fight for the crown. The felon soldiers went to West Africa's slave-trading posts just as the war ended; these forts became the new destination for England's rapidly multiplying convicts. The move was a disaster. Christopher writes that "before the scheme was abandoned, it would have run the gamut of piracy, treachery, mutiny, starvation, poisonings, allegations of white women forced to prostitute themselves to African men, and not least several cases of murder." To end the scandal, the British government chose a new destination, as far away as possible: Australia. Christopher here captures the gritty lives of Britain's convicts: victims of London's underworld, rife with brutal crime and sometimes even more brutal punishments. Equally fascinating are the portraits of Fante people of West Africa, forced to undergo dramatic changes in their role as intermediaries with Europeans in the slave trade. Here, too, are the aboriginal Australians, coping with the transformation of their native land. They all inhabit A Merciless Place: a tour de force and historical narrative at its finest.
Author : Stephen Taylor
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300263996
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Predator of the Seas written by Stephen Taylor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter--which brings new insights into Britain's involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people In 1827 the Royal Navy purchased a Baltimore clipper and renamed her the Black Joke. Assigned to the Preventative Squadron, she patrolled the west coast of Africa and freed 3,692 captives from enslavement. Beloved by seafarers and celebrated by the public, the Black Joke would become the most famous weapon in the campaign for abolition. But in her previous life as the Henriqueta, the Black Joke had been a slave ship. Through the experiences of slavers and abolitionists, captives and crew, Stephen Taylor charts the vessel's extraordinary double life. As the Henriqueta she operated as an engine of atrocity, trafficking over 3,000 captives to plantations in Brazil. But subsequently manned by British seamen and Liberian Kru, the Black Joke became the scourge of Spanish and Brazilian slavers. She did so despite limited resources, neglect, and even obstruction by the authorities at home. Taylor offers a gripping account of the world of the transatlantic trade, through the eyes of its perpetrators--and those who sought its end.
Author : Michele Torrey
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780375823824
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (238 download)
Download or read book Voyage of Midnight written by Michele Torrey and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip is an orphan, and has spent most of his life suffering the cruelties of the workhouse. So when he learns he has an uncle--and not just any uncle, but a rich uncle, captain of his own ship--he sets off for New Orleans to find him. Find him he does, and when Uncle offers him the position of surgeon's mate on his ship, the Formidable, Philip couldn't be happier. At last, he's found his family! But little does he know the purpose of the journey he's about to embark on: Uncle is a slave trader, and the ship is bound for Africa to collect their cargo. Caught between his lifelong desire for a family and the promise of a better life, and the shocking brutality he witnesses aboard the Formidable, Philip must open his eyes and decide for himself the true meaning of family, freedom, and humanity. From the Hardcover edition.
Author : Bryn Barnard
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
ISBN 13 : 0553522221
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (535 download)
Download or read book Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History written by Bryn Barnard and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.” —The Wall Street Journal Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to smallpox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the symptoms and paths of the world’s worst diseases—and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever. Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history, Outbreak! is a wonderful combination of science and history.
