The Farther Frontier
Six Case Studies of Americans and Africa, 1848-1936
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3910573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Volman (0009-0001-9376-9059, corresponding author), Lysle E Meyer (University of Washington) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 680 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/220504 |
| OpenAlex | W2011317876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
A surprising number of Americans were involved with the so-called Dark Continent during the period when Western penetration led to conquest and colonial rule. The six Americans discussed are: Thomas Jefferson Bowen, who established the first American mission posts in Yorubaland; writer-explorer Paul du Chaillu; soldier-explorer Charles Chaille-Long; diplomat Henry Shelton Sanford; mining engineer John Hays Hammond; and taxidermist Carl Akeley. Illustrated
Ancient history · Archaeology · Frontier · Geography · Political science · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2019 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |