Henry Smeathman, the Flycatcher
| Author | : Deirdre Coleman |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2018-06-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781786948717 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1786948710 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Henry Smeathman, the Flycatcher by : Deirdre Coleman
Download or read book Henry Smeathman, the Flycatcher written by Deirdre Coleman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics.
