Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. 1. Mastering the Niger 1
5. Part One: Sources
6. 2. “Mr. Park’s Book” and the Niger Problem 29
7. 3. Keeping Account of Atlantic Commerce 58
8. 4. Captive Knowledge 88
9. Part Two: Courses
10. 5. Credibility and Truth Making in the Atlantic World 119
11. 6. Surveying Sierra Leone 148
12. 7. Thomas Fowell Buxton and the Niger Expedition 176
13. Part Three: Termination
14. 8. Beyond the Niger 207
15. Acknowledgments 221
16. List of Abbreviations 223
17. Notes 225
18. Bibliography 273
19. Index 297