Treks and Palavers [Travels in Nigeria]-Richard Oakley - 1938

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Treks and Palavers [Travels in Nigeria]-Richard Oakley – 1938

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Before we go further "Palaver" is meant in the truest sense - an improvised meeting which was often held with groups to iron out some difficulty - Oakley was good with a palaver ... Voyager likes this book - there is something special about it ...

A first edition published by Seeley etc, London [they published a number of high quality serious travel accounts. Thick octavo, 300 pages, good sketch map and numerous full page illustrations from original photographs. No jacket, original red cloth covered binding, top edge stained red as required – very good condition.

A full and interesting account from Captain Oakley who was for a period a Magistrate in the Nigerian Administrative Service. He draws on other key references as well as his own extensive travels and experiences. We like it even more the deeper he gets into Nigeria up towards the Chad border. Surprisingly few good accounts on this African major and their now disappearing underlying culture(s)

Richard Oakley and one of the better accounts on Nigeria.

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