ABSTRACT

First Published in 1968. This volume combines 'In the Niger Country' with 'Benin The Surrounding Country, Inhabitant, Customs and Trade'. Giving details and accounts of the regions and inhabitants, the Battle of Weima, Liberia, the Gold Coast, Salt and Gin trade, Lagos, and missionary influence to name a few.

chapter I|14 pages

In Early Days.

chapter III|12 pages

The Battle of Weima.

chapter IV|13 pages

Liberia and the Beaches of the Kroo Country.

chapter V|12 pages

The Gold Coast Colony and Dahomey.

chapter VI|12 pages

Lagos and the Niger Mouths.

chapter VII|13 pages

Akassa.

chapter VIII|13 pages

The Raiding of Akassa.

chapter IX|11 pages

A Burnt Village.

chapter X|11 pages

The Inland Reaches of the Niger.

chapter XI|12 pages

In Forcados River.

chapter XII|12 pages

On the Way to Warri.

chapter XIII|13 pages

Warri.

chapter XIV|16 pages

The Slave-Trade and the Ju-Ju System.

chapter XV|14 pages

At New Benin.

chapter XVI|12 pages

New Benin.

chapter XVII|12 pages

The Rise and Fall of Nana.

chapter XVIII|14 pages

Sapelli.

chapter XIX|12 pages

Down the Sapelli River.

chapter XX|11 pages

On the Brass River.

chapter XXI|10 pages

A Funeral in the Delta.

chapter XXII|13 pages

Missionary Influence.

chapter XXIII|11 pages

Bonny and Opobo.

chapter XXIV|12 pages

The Opposite Ends of the Niger.

chapter XXVI|13 pages

Rubber-Gathering.

chapter XXVII|13 pages

Farewell to the Niger.