Nearly native, barely civilized : Henri Gaden's journey through colonial French West Africa (1894-1939) /
Dilley, Roy,1954-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A funeral: Thursday, 14th December 1939 -- Gironde, Paris and beyond -- Agent of commerce, African novice: from Bordeaux to Bandiagara, 1894-1896 -- Interlude: furlough in France I -- On the trail of the Black Napoleon, 1897-1899 -- Interlude: furlough in France II -- The mallam and the qadis: a posting to Zinder, 1900-1903 -- Interlude: furlough in France III -- Cherchez la femme: Tchekna, Chad, 1904-1907 -- Interlude: furlough in France IV -- Confidential relations: Boutilimit, Mauritania, 1908-1911 -- Interlude: furlough in France V -- Paperwork and bullets: the years of scholarship and war, 1912-18 -- Governor, savant, adopted son: St Louis, 1919-1927 -- The monk of St Louis, 1927-1939.
Gaden, Henri, 1867-1939.
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