The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader / Stephen D. Behrendt, A.J.H. Latham, David Northrup.

Author: Behrendt, Stephen D.

Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, with the assistance of the International African Institute, 2010.

Descriptionx, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Note:The Diary and Old Calabar History -- The Slave Trade at Old Calabar -- The Produce Trade at Old Calabar -- Old Calabar's Trading Networks -- The Diary of Antera Duke: Notes on the Text.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:"One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africa 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.

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