A History of the Gambia
Published on 11. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
520 pages
978-1-107-51196-5 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938, when the area was under British control. Gray, who was a judge on the Supreme Court of the Gambia at the time, documents the often-bloody colonial developments in the area and the 'many vicissitudes of fortune' that the area had gone through since the first arrival of white people on its shores. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial history of Africa.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
876 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-51196-5 (9781107511965)
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Content
Foreword Thomas Southorn; 1. Introduction; 2. The Portuguese in the Gambia, 1455-1588; 3. The arrival of the English in the Gambia, 1588-1622; 4. Cavalier and Roundhead in the Gambia, 1650-2; 5. The Courlanders in the Gambia, 1651-61; 6. The capture of St Andrew's Island by the British, 1661; 7. Dutch rivalry, 1661-78; 8. French rivalry, 1678-89; 9. War with France, 1689-97; 10. Between two storms, 1698-1702; 11. The War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-13; 12. Pirates, 1713-21; 13. A private war between two trading companies, 1720-9; 14. A conspiracy and interlude of peace, 1729-45; 15. The African Committee's administration, 1750-65; 16. The province of Senegambia, 1765-76; 17. Wall versus MacNamara, 1776-8; 18. The last days of the Province of Senegambia, 1776-83; 19. Laissez faire, 1783-1808; 20. The abolition of the slave trade, 1807-16; 21. The early days of Bathurst; 22. Extension of the British sphere of influence, 1821-37; 23. Punitive expeditions - liberated Africans, 1830-7; 24. Further extension of the sphere of influence - separation from Sierra Leone, 1837-43; 25. The groundnut trade - further punitive expeditions, 1843-52; 26. Beginning of the Soninki-Marabout War, 1850-9; 27. The French in the River Gambia, 1817-57; 28. Continuation of the Soninki-Marabout War, 1859-66; 29. The proposed cession to France, 1866-76; 30. The Soninki-Marabout War, 1866-87; 31. Separation from Sierra Leone, 1888; 32. The colony and protectorate, 1888-1914; 33. Recent years, 1914-38; Index.