A Richard Mariner Adventure – Benin Light, the lighthouse marker for the bay that will lead to Granville Harbour, wild and inaccessible on the western coast of Africa, is a welcome sight for Richard and Robin Mariner. Until someone...
A hilarious account of an unlikely taxi-ride through one of Africa’s most varied and fascinating countries.Annie Caulfield has written a wonderful eccentric travel book about Dahomey, now known as Benin, a country where corruption is rife and where Catholicism...
In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a...
A description of the history and culture of the people living in West Africa includes information about their economy, language, arts, political system, customs, and religion
History is rife with tales of fighting women. More often than not, these stories prove more legend than history. Dating back to the Amazons of ancient Asia Minor, myths of fierce, autonomous women of martial excellence abound. The only...
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