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The Courlanders in Gambia and on Tobago

Elector Jacob of Courland became the forerunner of German colonial aspirations, when in 1651 he took possession of Gambia and followed this up by declaring Tobago a colony of Courland in 1654. It is the story of a small country which tried to keep up with its more powerful neighbours in order to participate in colonisation and the slave trade.

Herzog Jakob von Kurland war der Wegbereiter der deutschen Kolonialbestrebungen. 1651 gründete er seine erste Kolonie am Gambia und 1654 besiedelte er Tobago.

Der Autor verfolgte die Spuren der ersten Siedler und ihre Schicksale.

(Authors Edition, 2000, Johannesburg, 240 Seiten, A4, gebunden, farbiger Einband, reich bebildert, fotokopiert)
ISBN 0-620-25821-7