2 edition of In the Bight of Benin found in the catalog.
In the Bight of Benin
A. J. Dawson
Published
1897
by Heinemann in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by A.J. Dawson. |
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| Open Library | OL13889251M |
BIGHT OF BENIN. Our restaurant takes its name from the coastline curve of West Africa called the Bight of Benin, situated within the broader Gulf of intent is to provide samplings of the rich cuisine and culture coming from and common to the West African countries around the Bight – stretching from Cameroon to Cote d'Ivoire and beyond. Bight of Benin synonyms, Bight of Benin pronunciation, Bight of Benin translation, English dictionary definition of Bight of Benin. Noun 1. Bight of Benin - a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa Gulf of Guinea - a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa.
Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil Cass Series--British Politics and Society Volumes of Slavery and abolition Studies in slave and post-slave societies and cultures, ISSN Editors: Kristin Mann, Edna G. Bay: Edition: illustrated, reprint: Publisher: Taylor. The Bight of Benin is also known as the ‘Slave coast’ since its ports, including the well-known example of Ouidah, were actively used in the slave trade between the 16 th and 19 th centuries. In total 2,, individuals were transported from the Bight of Benin, circa 22% of all the African slaves sent to the Americas.
The Ewe of Togo and Benin. Woeli Publishing Services. pp. Kristin Mann; Edna G. Bay. Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil. F. Cass. pp. Andrew G. Onokerhoraye. Benin: A Traditional African City in Transition. Benin Social Science Series for Africa. pp. Beware The Bight of Benin by Philip McCutchan. Futura, Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend jacket quality .
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Bight of Benin Well written naval book full of adventure and espionage. Vincent Halfhyde is the In the Bight of Benin book character with plenty of swagger befitting his swashbuckling tasks. The setting off the west coast of Africa makes for an exotic and wild image.
On to the next book in the Halfhyde Adventures.4/5(13). In the Bight of Benin by Alec John Dawson. Publication date Publisher Lawrence and Bullen Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of Harvard University Language English.
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Addeddate Book 1 in this intriguing series, set in the late s, gives great detail of the Royal Navy ships of the time, how they were worked but also there is a unique description of the sea and shore of the Bight of Benin which still today is deemed to be a 4/5(13).
Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin, Philip McCutchan, Kindle edition, 3. Wanting a diversion from my Age of Sail readings, I turned to McBook's Press reprinting of this original. We go from sail power to the age of coal-fired cruisers/5. Get this from a library.
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Create Book\/a>, schema:CreativeWork\/a> ; \u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\n library. The Bight of Benin Summary Ned, the carpenter, has been very busy building a platform, upon which sits a carronade which Nicholas Spark seems to touch for good luck. Jessie knows that the ship will soon be meeting up with other men.
'Oh, the Bight of Benin, the Bight of Benin, One comes out where three go in.'" Life expectancy was short in this locale due to the prevalence of Blackwater fever. The author Philip McCutchan has written a book titled Beware, beware the Bight of Benin.
A “BIGHT” REFERS TO a bend or curve, most often a crescent shape, that forms an open bay in a coastline. The Bight of Benin is a roughly mi- (km-) long bend in the West African coast, stretching from near the mouth of the Volta River (Cape Saint Paul) in GHANA eastward across the coastlines of TOGO and BENIN to the DELTA of the Niger River in NIGERIA.
Usually printed in 3 - 5 business days In this collection of short fiction, Kelly J. Morris takes the reader on a tour of the African nations bordering The Bight of Benin: Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Russians -- Benin, Bight of -- Fiction.
Benin, Bight of -- Fiction. Halfhyde, St. Vincent (Fictitious character) Russians. Atlantic Ocean -- Bight of Benin. Great Britain. Fiction in English, -. Audio Books & Poetry Community Audio Computers, Technology and Science Music, Arts & Culture News & Public Affairs Non-English Audio Spirituality & Religion.
Librivox Free Audiobook. Money Making Millennials: Entrepreneurs | Start Ups Full text of "In the Bight of Benin". Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin (The Halfhyde Adventures Book 1) eBook: McCutchan, Philip: : Kindle StoreReviews: Afterwards, he concentrated on writing, publishing more than 80 books, including the fifteen-book Halfhyde series.
Read an Excerpt Halfhyde at the Bight of BeninBrand: Mcbooks Press. This book covers the main historical aspects of Benin Kingdom from its early development through to its destruction in The text is filled with high quality glossy pictures of artefacts and objects from Benin Kingdom and is a good introduction to some of the key historical sources.
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See Article History. Bight of Benin, bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa that extends. The Afro Brazilian architecture enables us to reconstitute the society of the Bight of Benin and to identify the economic actors in the coastal towns such as the Brazilians and their descendants.
It constitutes an important source of information to identify the names of the prestigious family such as Da Rocha in Lagos.
Book Overview It's the s and Royal Navy Lieutenant St Vincent Halfhyde finds himself out of favor with the Navy and on half-pay ashore when he is summoned to the Admiralty. His mission: to sail to the Bight of Benin in West Africa and spy on the not-so-secret Russian presence there.
Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil / Edition 1 by Edna G. Bay, Kristin Mann Edna G. Bay | Read ReviewsPrice: $ Tag Archives: Bight of Benin Book Review, – Barracoon, Zora Neale Hurston.
Leave a reply. Foreword she presses for information and is in a great hurry to hear all the details surrounding Kossola’s transition from the Bight of Benin to Alabama. She attempts to rush him through his narration concerning his past life and takes his story.
In Thomas Astley (ed.), A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels (London, –47), vol. 3, plate 9, facing p. 64] Ouidah (also known as Whydah) is a commercial center in the modern African nation of Benin that was one of the most active slave trading ports in all of Africa.
The author Philip McCutchan has written a book titled Beware, beware the Bight of Benin. A short story by Elizabeth Coatsworth, "The Forgotten Island" (), deals with a treasure from Benin. A variation of the rhyme is also mentioned.Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin by Philip McCutchan starting at $ Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin has 1 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.Journal of a second expedition into the interior of Africa, from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo Book by Hugh Clapperton; Wiki Authority Control Authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a library catalogue.
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