Excerpt from The Sherbro and Its Hinterland Very vague, too, are the tions that cluster round the term The West Coast of Africa. Geographically, the whole seaboard right away from the Straits of Gibraltar down to the Cape of Good Hope is the west coast; but what is commercially kwn as the West Coast extends only from Senegal to the Oil Rivers, a distance of about miles. This West Coast is politically divided among four governments: the British, German, French and Liberian. Of the British West African Colonies Sierra Leone is the oldest. Originally it was the seat of government for the whole of British West Africa. It was founded as a Colony, and t, like the other settlements, as a mere trading station. In 1787 it was ceded to Great Britain by the native chiefs, at the time of the emancipation of the West Indian negroes, when it became a refuge for liberated slaves. The Colony of Sierra Leone is fairly well kwn to the British public; as for the last hundred years or so it has enjoyed the reputation of being the white man's grave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Key Features
Author(s)
T J Alldridge
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Date of Publication
31/07/2016
Language
English
Format
Paperback / softback
ISBN-10
1332338577
ISBN-13
9781332338573
Subject
Travel & Holiday Guides: General
Publication Data
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Content Note
, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Weight
667 g
Width
152 mm
Height
229 mm
Spine
26 mm
Editorial Details
Format Details
Trade paperback (US),Unsewn / adhesive bound
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