The diary of Antera Duke, an eighteenth-century African slave trader
By: Stephen D. Behrendt, A. J. H. Latham, and David Northrup.
Contributors: Duke, Antera.; Latham, A. J. H.; Northrup, David A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195376180
Subjects: Duke, Antera -- Diaries; Slave traders -- Nigeria -- Old Calabar -- Diaries; Slave traders -- Nigeria -- Old Calabar -- Biography; Slave trade -- Nigeria -- Old Calabar -- History -- 18th century; Old Calabar (Nigeria) -- History -- 18th century; Old Calabar (Nigeria) -- Biography
Genres: Diaries; Biography
Description: "One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africal 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.