{"product_id":"a-reliable-account-of-the-coast-of-guinea-1760-paperback","title":"A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea (1760) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudewig Ferdinand Romer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSelena a. Winsnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete English translation of Ludewig Ferdinand R mer's sensitive account of the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) in the mid-eighteenth century. A vital resource on the history of West Africa, R mer's work offers rich descriptions of African societies, trading practices with Europe, and religion. Ludewig Ferdinand R mer was employed in West Africa from 1739 to 1749 by the Danish West India and Guinea Company. He published two books about the Gold Coast, a short one in 1756, and then his more substantial A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea in 1760. R mer deals with the operation of the various European trading companies, and discusses the African-European relations that he had witnessed. But the real value of his work lies in his descriptions of the local context-the African traders and customers, their societies, practices and religion. And he was much interested in African history, particularly from oral traditions. This edition (principally of R mer's 1760 text, but drawing on his 1756 volume too) makes available an uncommon source for the history of West Africa. This edition of R mer's volume was runner-up for the African Studies Association's Texts Prize, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796677460256,"sku":"9781937306076","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be64b740eb56b3ebf32dee6787535837.webp?v=1780764877","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-reliable-account-of-the-coast-of-guinea-1760-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}