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American Colony on the Rio Pongo

The War of 1812, the Slave Trade, and the Proposed Settlement of African Americans, 1810-1830

ISBN-13: 9781592219292

Contributor(s): Bruce L. Mouser

Subject: African History

Publisher Imprint: Africa World Press

Publication Date: 26-09-2013

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£24.95

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About the book

When Americans looked to the African coast in the 1810 to 1830 period for areas in which they could settle large numbers of free and freed African Americans, they considered the Rio Pongo. There would have been many benefits to the Americans, but there also were obstacles. This study examines American interests and reasons an American colony failed to be established. It also reviews the creole families that dominated the Pongo's commerce in the 1820s.