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By the rivers of water a nineteenth-century Atlantic odyssey / Erskine Clarke.
| Author/creator | Clarke, Erskine, 1941- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Books, [2013] |
| Description | xxii, 450 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I, Starting places. A slave's world -- Many mansions -- A Black River home -- A place seen from afar. Part II, Journey to a West African cape. Testing the waters -- Fair hope among the Grebo -- Beneath an African sky -- Sorrows and conflicts -- The bitter cost of freedom -- Exploring strange worlds -- The conversion of William Davis (Mworeh Mah) -- Rose-tinted glasses -- "The liberty of choosing for themselves." Part III, Life among the Mpongwe. Toko and the waterwitch -- A sophisticated, hospitable, and heathen people -- Rainforest lessons -- The French : "the most dishonest and shameless people" -- Home visit -- "He worships with sincere devotion the customs of his ancestors." Part IV, Homeward journey. An unsought and unexpected appointment -- A patriot's choice -- Civil war -- Home ground -- Distant voices. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013021385 |
| ISBN | 9780465002726 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0465002722 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |