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Kings and Queens of Central Africa

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5 out of 5
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Book Description
Readers travel to the heart of Africa and trace Central Africa's geographical, political and social evolution through its greatest rulers in this revealing volume. Focus is given to the 15th-century Kongo king Afonso I, the first to introduce European religion, goods and know-how to the region. Afonso wanted to deal with Europe on an equal footing but could not stop the slave trade that eventuall... More
Book Information
PublisherFranklin Watts
BindingLibrary Binding (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages63
ISBN-100531203727
ISBN-13978-0531203729
Publication Date09/01/2000
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About Sylviane A. Diouf (Author) : Sylviane A. Diouf is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Sylviane A. Diouf include Bintou's Braids.
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