Lord of the Kongo: a novel
A novel on Portugal's 15th Century colonization of the Kingdom of the Kongo in Africa, based on real events. It is told through the eyes of Gil, a sailor-boy stranded when the ship which discovered the kingdom leaves without him. When the Portuguese return years later--spreading slavery and the...
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1996
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| Summary: | A novel on Portugal's 15th Century colonization of the Kingdom of the Kongo in Africa, based on real events. It is told through the eyes of Gil, a sailor-boy stranded when the ship which discovered the kingdom leaves without him. When the Portuguese return years later--spreading slavery and the Inquisition--the adult Gil is torn between friendship to a black prince and duty to his country. |
| Physical Description: | 510 S. Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0684809516 |
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