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The colony of British Guyana and its labouring population: containing a short account of the colony, and brief descriptions of the black Creole, Portuguese, East Indian, and Chinese coolies ... collected ... from sundry articles published ... at different times, and arranged by Rev. H. V. P. Bronkhurst.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1883 Bronkhu
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bronkhurst, H. V. P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Working class--Guyana.
- Working class.
- Missions--Guyana.
- Missions.
- Guyana.
- Genre:
- Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1883.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 479 p. front. 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, T. Woolmer, 1883.
- Contents:
- A brief description og the colony of British Guyana in general
- A peep into the past, when Guyana was first made known to the Europeans, and what fortune they successively have had
- A passing glimpse at the ancestors of the modern colonists in olden times, secenty-five years ago, or in 1806
- A description of the city of georgetown, the capital of the colony
- The african slave trade and the condition of the people
- The introduction of foreign labourers into British Guyana
- Our Chinese coolie immigrants and the aboriginal indians
- Our Indian coolie immigrants
- Our Creole black labourers
- The work, personal appearance, and dress of the immigrants
- The languages spoken by our labouring population
- The character and manner of living of the coolies and creole blacks in the colony
- Hospitality, courteousness, and some religious and national customs of the immigrant population
- Caste distinction and opposition to gospel preaching among the Hindu coolies
- The various trade, occupations, or professions of the immigrants and natives of the colony
- Marriages, and marriage customs among the people of the colony
- The "Tazzia" and other festivals of the immigrants
- Religious ceremonies and superstitions of the labouring population
- Cruel habits, etc., of the labouring population
- The British Guyana Christian missions
- The Indian coolie missions in British Guyana.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in blue cloth with a picture of people and a small town in the background on the front cover. Title and author's name are in gold.
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- OCLC:
- 4617518
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