Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Bridge, Horatio 1806 1893 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Journal of an African Cruiser Comprising Sketches of the Canaries, the Cape De Verds, Liberia, Madeira, Sierra Leone, and Other Places of Interest on the West Coast of Africa Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Eric Eldred, S.R. Ellison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Journal of an African Cruiser" by Horatio Bridge is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work captures the author's observations and experiences during a naval cruise along the West Coast of Africa, including various locations such as the Canary Islands, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The narrative reflects the complexities of colonial interactions, the socio-political dynamics of the time, and the condition of native societies, particularly focusing on Liberia and its prospects. The opening of the book details the author's departure from New York, capturing the excitement and uncertainty of maritime life. Bridge shares his initial experiences aboard the ship, including encounters with a sick crew member, a burial at sea, and the arrival at Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. He reflects on the diverse backgrounds of his shipmates, hinting at deeper stories and personal histories, such as that of a sailor involved in a tragic love affair. The account vividly sets the stage for a journey that intertwines exploration with reflections on morality, colonialism, and the lives of those in the regions visited. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Africa, West -- Description and travel Bridge, Horatio, 1806-1893 DT Text Africa Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 463713 463714 2024-10-04T05:03:34.118665 2023-10-04T05:29:49.840778 text/html text/html 466664 2013-05-22T14:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166563 2013-05-22T14:37:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255650 2024-10-04T05:03:43.035634 application/epub+zip 263582 2024-10-04T05:03:37.957773 application/epub+zip 243368 2024-10-04T05:03:36.541639 application/epub+zip 497557 2024-10-04T05:03:47.122620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468820 2024-10-04T05:03:42.127639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317503 2022-09-04T08:04:56.007396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410614 410476 2024-10-04T05:03:33.544719 2023-10-04T05:29:49.384780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 410472 2013-05-22T14:37:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160254 2013-05-22T14:37:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 410464 2013-05-22T14:37:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160208 2013-05-22T14:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22425 2024-10-04T05:03:47.251579 application/rdf+xml 17801 2024-10-04T05:03:37.109674 image/jpeg 4418 2024-10-04T05:03:36.824669 image/jpeg 250625 2024-10-04T05:03:34.158660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia