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Fatima Massaquoi - The Autobiography of an African Princess - 9780230609587 - V9780230609587
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The Autobiography of an African Princess

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Description for The Autobiography of an African Princess Hardcover. This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived and experienced the rise of the Nazi movement, and ends with her life in the United States. Editor(s): Seton, Vivian; Tuchscherer, Konrad; Abraham, Arthur. Num Pages: 297 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived and experienced the rise of the Nazi movement, and ends with her life in the United States.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230609587
SKU
V9780230609587
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Fatima Massaquoi
Vivian Seton is the daughter and only child of Fatima Massaquoi. She received her Abitur from the Freie Waldorf Schule in Germany, an LL.B from the University of Liberia, and an MSc from Georgetown's School of Languages and Linguistics. She has taught French and German at Montgomery College, Catholic University, and the University of Liberia. In the 1970s and 1980s ... Read more

Reviews for The Autobiography of an African Princess
"A truly fascinating autobiography of arguably the most intriguing woman in Liberia in the first half of the twentieth century, supplying a rich mine of information on the Vai, on early Liberia, the power elite, and race relations in three countries Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. Superbly edited by three competent hands, Fatima Massaquoi comes through as well-bred, royal, ... Read more

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