ch. 1. Introductory -- ch. 2. Sierra Leone and its surroundings -- ch. 3. African characteristics -- ch. 4. Fishing in West Africa -- ch. 5. Fetish -- ch. 6. Schools of fetish -- ch. 7. Fetish and witchcraft -- ch. 8. African medicine -- ch. 9. The witch doctor -- ch. 10. Early trade in West Africa -- ch. 11. French discovery of West Africa -- ch. 12. Commerce in West Africa -- ch. 13. The crown colony system -- ch. 14. The crown colony system in West Africa -- ch. 15. More of the crown colony system -- ch. 16. The clash of cultures -- ch. 17. An alternative plan -- ch. 18. African property -- ch. 19. West African property -- ch. 20. African religion and law -- ch. 21. Imperialism -- ch. 22. Imperialism in West Africa.