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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes the reader on an absorbing journey through the history of gold exploration in Western Africa, specifically focusing on the Gold Coast. The author, a seasoned traveller, weaves together personal narratives, historical accounts, and insightful observations to provide a co…mprehensive look at the region's complex history and its potential for wealth. The book dives into the captivating story of the Gold Coast, tracing its origins as a source of precious metal for medieval Europe, and delving into the competing claims of various nations for its discovery. The author explores the intricate political landscape of the region, the struggles for control of the gold trade, and the impact of colonialism on the local population. The text further examines the economic and geographic significance of the Gold Coast, exploring its natural resources and its potential to become a major center of trade. The author's vivid descriptions and meticulous research offer a unique perspective on the fascinating history of the Gold Coast, and the book's insights into the region's rich past and enduring significance make it a compelling read for anyone interested in the history of exploration, colonialism, and the quest for riches. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the history of the British colony of Sierra Leone and its complex relationship with its inhabitants, the African peoples. The author, a seasoned traveler, offers a critical analysis of the colony's establishment as a haven for freed slaves, its role in the suppres…sion of the slave trade, and its subsequent failures in fostering economic development and social progress. The book examines the impact of European colonialism on African societies, highlighting the challenges and contradictions faced by the colony and its people. It explores the themes of race, class, and identity, shedding light on the ongoing struggles for equality and self-determination in Africa. Through its rich historical account and insightful analysis, this book provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complexities of colonialism and its lasting legacy on the African continent. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
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Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by…republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
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Published by Chatto & Windus, United Kingdom, 1883
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Add to baskethardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, two volumes, octavo, lately rebound in red half calf and marbled boards, new endpapers. Top edges gilt, lettered gilt on burgundy morocco to spines, compartments blocked with a blind stamp design. A very good tightly bound set, the folding map frontis to volume on…e has two closed edge tears with loss, the text is clean and unmarked, coloured chromolithographic frontis to volume two, one further folding map at the rear of the first volume.
More imagesTo the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative
BURTON Richard F 1821-1890. and CAMERON Verney Lovett 1844-1894
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Published by Chatto & Windus, London Piccadilly, 1883
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 2 coloured maps & 1 coloured plate 2 volumes in brown half morocco (by H Southeran), over green marbled boards, gilt tooling, some wear to extremities. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Interiors; Vol 1, half title, folding map, [7], (viii-xii), [2], [1], 2-…354 pp, 2 maps (large folding, coloured), 2 illustrations within text, 2 printers devices. Vol 2, half title, frontis, [5], (vi) only, [1], 2-381 pp, 1 pl (coloured), 2 printers devices, 1 illustration within text. Many pages uncut, t.e.g., book plate to fpds (Edwin Parsons). An excellent set. (186*122 mm). (Penzer p106-7. Casada 65). Cameron joined Burton on a mission to West Africa. The two explorers examined the interior of the Gold Coast, searching for evidence of its gold-producing potential. Cameron also plotted the course of the Ankobrah River, and together they sent back to Kew 151 plants native to the Gold Coast. . WELLER (illustrator).
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Add to basket1st Ed. vi + 381pp. Chromolitho. frontis., dec. e.ps., contemporary half morocco with cloth boards, some wear, gilt lettered spine. Penzer p. 106-7; Casada 65: '. an outgrowth of the trip Burton made with Cameron, who was the first European to cross central Africa (1873-75) to explore the Kong Mountains and search for gold in th…e valley of the Ancobra River . Burton wrote virtually all of the first volume and much of the second .'With the bookplate of Ernest Terah Hooley (18591947) English financial fraudster. He achieved wealth and fame by buying promising companies and reselling them to the public at inflated prices, but a prosecution exposed his deceitful practices. He was made bankrupt four times and served two prison terms. Hooley was the developer of the world's first industrial park, Trafford Park on the outskirts of Manchester. US$149.
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