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The narrative of Robert Adams, a barbary captive /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The narrative of Robert Adams, a barbary captive // edited by Charles Hansford Adams.
Author:	Adams, Robert
other author:	Adams, Charles Hansford,
Description:	1 online resource (lxvi, 190 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Slavery - Sahara. -
Subject:	Sahara - Description and travel. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614798
ISBN:	9780511614798 (ebook)

The narrative of Robert Adams, a barbary captive /
Adams, Robert(Sailor),

The narrative of Robert Adams, a barbary captive /edited by Charles Hansford Adams. - 1 online resource (lxvi, 190 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

First published in London in 1816, The Narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of Robert Adams, an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery, and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before being ransomed to the British consul. In London, Adams is discovered by the Company of Merchants Trading which publishes his story, into which Adams inserts a fantastical account of a trip to Timbuctoo. Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes that place his experience in the context of European exploration of Africa at the time, and weigh his credibility against other contemporary accounts. Professor Adams's introduction examines Adams's credibility in light of modern knowledge of Africa and discusses the significance of his story in relation to the early nineteenth century interest in Timbuctoo, and to the literary genres of the slave narrative and the Barbary Captivity narrative.

ISBN: 9780511614798 (ebook)Subjects--Personal Names:

1440465
Adams, Robert
(Sailor)--Travel--Africa.Subjects--Topical Terms:

799740
Slavery
--Sahara.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

799737
Sahara
--Description and travel.

LC Class. No.: DT333 / .A33 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 916.604/23

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