The Resource In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas, by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey, (electronic book)
In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas, by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey, (electronic book)
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The item In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas, by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- In Africa's Forest and Jungle is the memoir of Richard Henry Stone, a Civil War era Southern Baptist missionary, who served in what is now Nigeria during the late 1850s and again during the first years of the American Civil War. Stone published this work in 1899, when it became clear that age would prevent him from returning to Africa. Stone served in Africa with his wife and successfully learned the Yoruba language. He was an intelligent, self-reflective, and reliable observer, making his works important sources of information on Yoruba society before the intervention of
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 202 p.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Along the coast
- Up the Ogun
- In native homes
- The story of Crowther
- In a native caravan
- An African despot
- Our first dwelling
- Some beasts and insects
- Life and language
- Superstitions
- Polygamy
- Some African maladies
- Hunting
- Mental solitude
- Waylaid and captured
- Flight from Ebaddan
- Home again
- Opening battles around Ejahyay
- Worshipping the dead prince
- Leaving the doomed city
- Partial civilization
- Love letters
- A narrow escape
- The human sacrifice
- The stolen child
- Improvements
- Cast among robbers
- The colony of Lagos
- Isbn
- 9780817384463
- Label
- In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas
- Title
- In Africa's forest and jungle
- Title remainder
- six years among the Yorubas
- Statement of responsibility
- by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Africa's Forest and Jungle is the memoir of Richard Henry Stone, a Civil War era Southern Baptist missionary, who served in what is now Nigeria during the late 1850s and again during the first years of the American Civil War. Stone published this work in 1899, when it became clear that age would prevent him from returning to Africa. Stone served in Africa with his wife and successfully learned the Yoruba language. He was an intelligent, self-reflective, and reliable observer, making his works important sources of information on Yoruba society before the intervention of
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1837-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, R. H.
- Dewey number
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- 266/.6132092
- B
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BV3625.N6
- LC item number
- S76 2010eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- standards specifications
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Florey, Betty Finklea
- Series statement
- Religion and American culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Missionaries
- Missionaries
- Baptists
- Yoruba (African people)
- Stone, R. H.
- Label
- In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas, by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Along the coast -- Up the Ogun -- In native homes -- The story of Crowther -- In a native caravan -- An African despot -- Our first dwelling -- Some beasts and insects -- Life and language -- Superstitions -- Polygamy -- Some African maladies -- Hunting -- Mental solitude -- Waylaid and captured -- Flight from Ebaddan -- Home again -- Opening battles around Ejahyay -- Worshipping the dead prince -- Leaving the doomed city -- Partial civilization -- Love letters -- A narrow escape -- The human sacrifice -- The stolen child -- Improvements -- Cast among robbers -- The colony of Lagos
- Control code
- ebr10387666
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xvii, 202 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780817384463
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- In Africa's forest and jungle : six years among the Yorubas, by R.H. Stone ; edited by Betty Finklea Florey, (electronic book)
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Along the coast -- Up the Ogun -- In native homes -- The story of Crowther -- In a native caravan -- An African despot -- Our first dwelling -- Some beasts and insects -- Life and language -- Superstitions -- Polygamy -- Some African maladies -- Hunting -- Mental solitude -- Waylaid and captured -- Flight from Ebaddan -- Home again -- Opening battles around Ejahyay -- Worshipping the dead prince -- Leaving the doomed city -- Partial civilization -- Love letters -- A narrow escape -- The human sacrifice -- The stolen child -- Improvements -- Cast among robbers -- The colony of Lagos
- Control code
- ebr10387666
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xvii, 202 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780817384463
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
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