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Autore |
Burton Richard Francis, Sir, <1821-1890.> |
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Titolo |
Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po : grom Liverpool to Fernando Po / / by Richard Francis Burton |
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Santa Barbara, CA, : Narrative Press, 2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Collana |
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Wanderings in West Africa ; ; v.2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Africa, West History |
Africa, West Description and travel |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- SIX HOURS AT THE CAPE OF COCOA PALMS -- TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AT CAPE COAST CASTLE -- GOLD IN AFRICA -- A PLEASANT DAY IN THE LAND OF THE ANTS 84 -- A DAY AT LAGOS -- BENIN - NUN - BONNY RIVER TO FERNANDO PO. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Great Victorian scholar-adventurer recounts long journey to British diplomatic post at Fernando Po, expeditions to African mainland. Invaluable descriptions of African tribal rituals concerning birth, marriage, death, fetishism, more. 1 illustration, 1 map. |
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