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Lights and shadows of African history / by the author of Peter Parley's tales.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Series:
- Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860. Parley's cabinet library ; v. 10.
- Parley's cabinet library ; v. 10
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- History.
- Africa--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Africa--Colonization.
- Colonization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 336 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- African history.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Published by Geo. C. Rand, Cornhill. Wm. J. Reynolds and Company, 1852.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Africa as known to the ancients
- Ancient Egypt
- Antiquities of Egypt
- The French in Egypt
- Mehemet Ali
- The Carthaginians
- The Barbary States
- Maderia
- Discoveries of the Portuguese in Africa
- Vasco de Gama
- Timbuctoo
- Sierra Leone
- Mungo Park's travels
- first journey
- second journey
- Riley's adventures
- Bornou
- Travels of Clapperton and Lander
- The slave-trade
- The Ashantees
- Southern Africa
- Madagascar
- The Abyssinians.
- Notes:
- Spine title: African history.
- Prepared under the direction of Samuel G. Goodrich.
- Copyright 1844 by S.G. Goodrich.
- "Press of George C. Rand & Co."--Title page verso.
- Error in pagination; page 331 misnumbered 33.
- "Parley's cabinet library ... 10"--Series title, list, and advertisement, [4] pages at end.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 50390294
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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