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Glimpses of life in Africa

Title: Glimpses of life in Africa / by Mrs. Anna M. Scott, missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Cape Palmas, West Africa.
Author: Scott, Anna M.
Publication: [New York] : Published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New York, 1857.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	Sc Rare 916.66-S (Scott, A. M. Glimpses of life in Africa)	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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Description

64 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill.; 15 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Note

"Habits of heathen African children, added by Rev. H. Roy Scott"--p. 53-64.

Indexed In (note)

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)

Provenance (note)

is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Heathen houses -- African offerings -- The Bodia's fate -- Devil rock -- African superstitions -- The spirit's home, or king Wia's grave -- Gola -- Dead island -- African flowers -- African occupations -- African amusements -- Kroomen -- Gi Pam -- A pleasing incident -- Habits of heathen African children.

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Sc Rare 916.66-S (Scott, A. M. Glimpses of life in Africa)

OCLC

11789648
NYPGR11789648-B

Author

Scott, Anna M.

Title

Glimpses of life in Africa / by Mrs. Anna M. Scott, missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Cape Palmas, West Africa.

Imprint

[New York] : Published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New York, 1857.

Indexed In:

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 9215

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 916.66-S (accession no. B628584) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Scott, H. Roy (Hugh Roy), 1823-1878.

American Tract Society, publisher.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 916.66-S (Scott, A. M. Glimpses of life in Africa)

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