Title: A short history of Nigeria.
Authors: Crowder, Michael, 1934-1988
Publisher: F. A. Praeger
Year: 1966
Subjects: Nigeria History.
Contents: The birth of Nigeria -- Sudanese states -- Kingdoms of the forest -- The Atlantic slave trade -- Niger Delta states -- The holy war of Usman Dan Fodio -- Yoruba civil wars -- The suppression of the slave trade -- Explorers and missionaries -- The growth of legitimate trade -- The beginnings of alien rule -- Company and consuls -- Emirs and maxims -- The unification of Nigeria -- The rise of Nigerian nationalism -- Three constitutions -- Independence achieved.