“This collection of never before published or translated narratives of Africans from southeastern Ghana explores how these writings reveal the thoughts, emotions, and memories of those who experienced slavery and the slave trade.”

“These rare examples . . . compellingly reveal the chaos left behind. Greene sensitively reveals the human experiences of warfare, scattering of communities, and capture of the survivors that wracked the Gold Coast region.”
 — Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia

“Greene's analysis is as valuable as the documents themselves.”
 — Martin Klein, University of Toronto

“It is an important contribution to the expanding literature on African enslavement during the decline of trans-Atlantic transportation and its displacement by 'legitimate' commerce, and essential reading for those seeking to understand the lived experience of African slaves.”
 — Biography

“The book not only sheds light on a little understood but pervasive aspect of Ghanaian history and culture, it also invites and makes possible the comparative study of North American slave narratives with those that represent the experience of slavery for Africans who remained in Africa. ”
 — African Studies Review

“What makes this book tremendously valuable, particularly for undergraduates, is how Greene examines the historical, literary, and cultural contexts in which each narrative was produced. ... A must have for academic libraries supporting an undergraduate curriculum in Africana studies. ...Essential.October 2011”
 — Choice