Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers
Undertaken by Macgregor Laird, Esq. in Connection with the British Government, in 1854
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-01183-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-01183-9 (ISBN)
Written in 1855 from the unusual perspective of a freed slave turned linguist and clergyman, this eventful journal charts the steamboat Pleiad's expedition along the rivers of West Africa. It contains a detailed account of the explorers' interactions with native peoples and their encounters with slavery and tribal conflict.
Captured by slavers as a boy, freed by the Royal Navy, and raised at a mission, Samuel Crowther in 1864 became the first African to be ordained as an Anglican bishop. As a priest, he accompanied the Scottish merchant MacGregor Laird on his expedition to West Africa in 1854, and celebrated Sunday services in a variety of bizarre locations and perilous conditions. This 1855 book is Crowther's detailed record of his journey aboard the steamboat Pleiad. Written from the unusual perspective of an African-born, London-educated clergyman, it is a congenial and evocative account of the day-to-day difficulties confronting the explorers, their interactions with native peoples, and encounters with slavery and civil war. Crowther, a keen linguist, went on to publish several books on African languages including Nupe, Igbo and Yoruba. This book includes a substantial appendix comparing the grammar and vocabularies of the languages he encountered.
Captured by slavers as a boy, freed by the Royal Navy, and raised at a mission, Samuel Crowther in 1864 became the first African to be ordained as an Anglican bishop. As a priest, he accompanied the Scottish merchant MacGregor Laird on his expedition to West Africa in 1854, and celebrated Sunday services in a variety of bizarre locations and perilous conditions. This 1855 book is Crowther's detailed record of his journey aboard the steamboat Pleiad. Written from the unusual perspective of an African-born, London-educated clergyman, it is a congenial and evocative account of the day-to-day difficulties confronting the explorers, their interactions with native peoples, and encounters with slavery and civil war. Crowther, a keen linguist, went on to publish several books on African languages including Nupe, Igbo and Yoruba. This book includes a substantial appendix comparing the grammar and vocabularies of the languages he encountered.
Preface; 1. Departure from Abbeokuta; 2. Entrance of the Tshadda; 3. Interview with the chief of Zhibu; 4. Return of the expedition; 5. Sickness of two of the party left at the confluence; Appendix.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.5.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-01183-7 / 1108011837 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-01183-9 / 9781108011839 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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