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Rich, Jeremy

Missing links the African and American worlds of R. L. Garner, primate collector / [electronic resource] : Jeremy Rich. - Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (200 p.) - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The southern Gabonese coast in the age of Garner -- Garner's animal business in Africa and America -- Is the monkey man manly enough? -- Race, knowledge, and colonialism in Garner's African writings -- African animals for white supremacy -- An American sorcerer in colonial Gabon -- Aping civilization.

ISBN: 9780820341811 0820341819

Subjects--Personal Names:
Garner, R. L. 1848-1920.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human-animal relationships--Gabon.
Africans--Public opinion, American.
Racism--History--19th century.
Americans--Attitudes.--Gabon
Apes--Collection and preservation--United States.
Apes--Collection and preservation--Gabon.
Apes--Gabon.
Primatologists--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gabon--History--1839-1960.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QL31.F65 / R53 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 599.88096721