To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
by Verney Lovett Cameron Richard Francis Burton
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1883]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (23)
- TO THE GOLD COAST FOR GOLD
- A Personal Narrative
- In Two Volumes—Vol. I.
- TO OUR EXCELLENT FRIEND JAMES IRVINE (OF LIVERPOOL, F.R.G.S, F.S.A, &C.)
- WE INSCRIBE THESE PAGES AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION FOR HIS COURAGE AND ENERGY IN OPENING AND WORKING THE GOLDEN LANDS OF WESTERN AFRICA
- PREFACE.
- RICHARD F. BURTON.
- TO THE GOLD COAST FOR GOLD.
- CHAPTER I. — PRELIMINARY: TRIESTE TO LISBON.
- CHAPTER II. — FROM LISBON TO MADEIRA.
- CHAPTER III. — A FORTNIGHT AT MADEIRA.
- CHAPTER IV. — MADEIRA (continued)—CHRISTMAS—SMALL INDUSTRIES—
- WINE—DEPARTURE FOR TENERIFE.
- VESSELS ENTERED IN THE PORT FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31.
- CHAPTER V. — TO TENERIFE, LA LAGUNA, AND OROTAVA.
- CHAPTER VI. — THE ROUTINE ASCENT OF MOUNT ATLAS, THE 'PIKE' OF TENERIFE.
- CHAPTER VII. — THE SPANISH ACCOUNT OF THE REPULSE OF NELSON FROM SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE.
- 'SAML. HOOD.
- CHAPTER VIII. — TO GRAND CANARY—LAS PALMAS, THE CAPITAL.
- CHAPTER IX. — THE COCHINEAL—THE 'GALLO'—CANARY 'SACK'—ADIEU TO THE CANARIES.
- CHAPTER X. — THE RUINED RIVER-PORT AND THE TATTERED FLAG.
- CHAPTER XI. — SIERRA LEONE: THE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
- END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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