| Ashanti Gold: The African Legacy of the World's Most Precious Metal |  | Author: Edward S. Ayensu
Publisher: Ashanti Goldfields
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.00
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Seller: Lilora
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2594537
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 1840281162
EAN: 9781840281163
ASIN: 1840281162
Publication Date: January 1997
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Product Description
Word of west African gold reached Europe from the Phoenicians who sailed around its coasts more than a thousand years before Christ. By the Middle Ages, Guinea Coast gold was an international commodity. But it was local entrepreneurs who, 100 years ago, had the vision to advance their primitive enterprise with the tools of the industrial age.
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Covers an overlooked area March 27, 2002
rodog63jr (bronx, N.Y.C. N.Y. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book covers the overlooked area of African Gold. It shows how Africa contributed to The World's gold culture and How Ashanti Goldfields LTd. is continuing that legacy.
A glittering view of Ghana and its history April 30, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is incredible! It offers a rich history of the area in west Africa made famous not only for its gold, but for the millions of people sold off into slavery throughout the dark years of new world colonization in the post-Columbus era. The photos are breathtaking, and the text full of wonderful imagery and stories... I would recommend this book to anyone with a love of African history and an eye for beauty! It makes an amazing coffee table book and a wonderful gift.
A glittering view of Ghana and its history April 30, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is incredible! It offers a rich history of the area in west Africa made famous not only for its gold, but for the millions of people sold off into slavery throughout the dark years of new world colonization in the post-Columbus era. The photos are breathtaking, and the text full of wonderful imagery and stories... I would recommend this book to anyone with a love of African history and an eye for beauty! It makes an amazing coffee table book and a wonderful gift.
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