An edition of The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader (2009)
The diary of Antera Duke
an eigtheenth-century African slave trader
By Stephen D. Behrendt
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
300
Description:
"One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africal predating the arrival of British missionaries and officials in the mid-19th century. Antera Duke was a leader and merchant in late eighteenth-century Old Calabar. His diary is a candid account of daily life in an African community during a period of great historical interest"--Provided by publisher.
subjects: Slave traders, Slave trade, Diaries, Biography, History, Slave trade, africa, Nigeria, history, Nigeria, biography, Sklavenhandel, Persons
People: Antera Duke
Places: Old Calabar (Nigeria), Nigeria, Old Calabar
Times: 18th century