West African History

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    • A Captivating Guide to West African History, Starting from Ancient Civilizations Through the Medieval Period to the Present
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 16-08-22
    • Language: English
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    • Beginning in prehistoric times, West Africa has always been an incredible region. Early nomadic tribes settled into some of the earliest communities on Earth and learned how to work with metal. This audiobook covers some of the most important events in West Africa’s history....

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    • A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
    • By: Michael Gomez
    • Narrated by: David Sadzin
    • Length: 19 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 17-12-20
    • Language: English
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    • A groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global history....

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    • A Collection of Myths of the Yoruba People of Nigeria
    • By: John Wyndham
    • Narrated by: Dennis Logan
    • Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
    • Release date: 13-07-21
    • Language: English
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    • The author spent several years as an assistant district officer among the Yorubas in Nigeria, and was thus enabled to collect the folklore contained in this book from native sources....

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    • By: various
    • Narrated by: Weruche Opia, Oseloka Obi
    • Length: 10 hrs
    • Release date: 30-09-21
    • Language: English
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    • Whilst it’s impossible to capture the essence of Nigeria in one story, its writers have given listeners the opportunity to experience the many different parts that make up Africa’s most populous nation....

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    • The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
    • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
    • Release date: 23-07-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • Recent research has revealed that the richest person of all time lived in the 14th century in West Africa and went by many names, including Kankan Musa Keita, Emir of Melle, Lord of the Mines of Wangara, Conqueror of Ghanata, and the Lion of Mali II....

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    • A Hidden Heritage
    • By: William Loren Katz
    • Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
    • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 14-05-19
    • Language: English
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    • The compelling account of how two heritages united in their struggle to gain freedom and equality in America. The first paths to freedom taken by runaway slaves led to Native American villages. There, black men and women found acceptance and friendship....

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    • From German Southwest Africa to the Third Reich
    • By: Elizabeth R. Baer
    • Narrated by: Alice C. Schoo-Jerger
    • Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • The first genocide of the 20th century was committed by Germans between 1904-1907 in the country we know today as Namibia, where they exterminated thousands of Herero and Nama people and subjected the surviving indigenous men, women, and children to forced labor....

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    • A Revolutionary Life
    • By: Philippe Girard
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 22-11-16
    • Language: English
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    • Philippe Girard shows how Toussaint Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman into revolutionary hero as the mastermind of the bloody slave revolt of 1791....

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    • The History of the West African Nation Before the Liberian Civil Wars
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
    • Release date: 27-09-18
    • Language: English
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    • The Colonization and Establishment of Liberia looks at how the colony grew, the ideals behind it, what life was like there, and how a tenuous democracy lasted in the colony for over 100 years....

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    • Captivating Myths and Legends of the Yoruba and Other West African Peoples
    • By: Matt Clayton
    • Narrated by: Michael Reaves
    • Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 24-02-23
    • Language: English
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    • Containing delightful stories from the Yoruba and other West African peoples, this book presents tales of courage and cunning, virtue and vice, and fortunes found and lost....

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    • A Captivating Guide to One of the Largest Empires in West African History and the Legendary Mansa Musa (Western Africa)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 17-08-22
    • Language: English
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    • Have you ever wondered why the Mali Empire was so wealthy and well-known? Find your answer in our guide about the Mali Empire, and learn about its foundation and rise to fame under Mansa Musa....

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    • The History and Legacy of Germany’s Biggest African Colony
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Stephen Platt
    • Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
    • Release date: 01-05-20
    • Language: English
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    • German South West Africa: The History and Legacy of Germany’s Biggest African Colony chronicles the politics and conflicts that marked Germany’s efforts to colonize German South West Africa. You will learn about German South West Africa like never before....

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    • The History and Legacy of Portugal's Exploration and Colonization of the West African Coast
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Bill Hare
    • Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
    • Release date: 25-03-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • This audiobook chronicles the early efforts by the Portuguese that helped initiate the Age of Exploration, and the ramifications the colonization had across the world....

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    • The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today
    • By: Alan Huffman
    • Narrated by: Andrew L. Barnes
    • Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 20-08-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • The gripping story of 200 freed Mississippi slaves who sailed to Liberia to build a new colony - where the colonists' repression of the native tribes would beget a tragic cycle of violence....

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