Documents from the African Past

From the earliest extant firsthand account of the East African coast to the 1985 address by Nelson Mandela in which he rejected then-President Botha's offer of release from prison in exchange for renouncing his acts of violence, Collins (emeritus, history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) presents 71 key African documents in chronological order. The book is not indexed and does not include references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)