Includes index.

Contents: Scenes in European history: The Middle ages in Europe -- The Renaissance in Europe -- The Rise of different Christian Churches -- European voyages of discovery -- The Slave Trade -- Four important revolutions -- Important kingdoms in West Africa: The Early peoples in Western Guinea -- The Early states of modern Ghana -- The Rise and decline of Asante -- The Early peoples in Northern Nigeria -- The Early kingdoms in Southern Nigeria -- The Early peoples of Dahomey -- West African and European rulers: The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia -- British rule in Ghana -- British rule in Nigeria -- Move for independence in West Africa -- How Ghana and Nigeria became independent Nations -- French-Speaking West Africa.