The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader / Stephen D. Behrendt, A.J.H. Latham, David Northrup

Author:: Behrendt, Stephen D.
Published:: New York : Oxford University Press, with the assistance of the International African Institute, 2010.
Physical Description:: x, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Duke, Antera, Latham, A. J. H., and Northrup, David A.

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Summary:

"One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africa predating the arrival of British missionaries and officials in the mid-19th century. Antera Duke was a leader and merchant in late eighteenth-century Old Calabar. His diary is a candid account of daily life in an African community during a period of great historical interest"--Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Duke, Antera—Diaries
Slave traders—Nigeria—Old Calabar—Diaries
Slave traders—Nigeria—Old Calabar—Biography
Slave trade—Nigeria—Old Calabar—History—18th century
Old Calabar (Nigeria)—Biography
Old Calabar (Nigeria)—History—18th century

ISBN:

9780195376180
0195376188

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-286) and index.

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