I'm writing a story and would like to know how African peoples reacted when they saw white men for the first time. Were they welcoming at first? Would they have seen these men as coming from another world / compared them to supernatural or mythical beings (like it is often portrayed in small, isolated tribes)? I don't have a specific location in Africa so maybe the reaction varied from place to place?

Thanks

I'm very curious on how the transition took place and I prefer a single book rather than scouring the Internet for tiny bits of info here and there.

Or was there a more immoral impetus such as bribery afoot?

I'm referring to the argument as stated by Wikipedia, "asking whether the title of king belonged to the one who had exercised the power or the one with the royal lineage."

Any suggestions for reading about women and paid work during this time period? I am interested in women's experiences at work and how those experiences related to their lives outside of the work setting.

What I am specifically focusing on:

• late 1920's - early 1930's
• factory workers
• Midwest US, specifically Chicago

I have access to a good university library and know about Alice Kessler Harris.

Thanks in advance.

Always been a little confused about this. I remember reading this somewhere or hearing (can't remember where) that is what it's referring to. Am I completely wrong in thinking this?

Economically, culturally, militarily, technologically, was there ever a point where the USSR had more influence over the world at large than the USA?

Around that time frame; Be it America or elsewhere, Was Dueling via Flintlock pistols common?

I know that on July 11th, 1804; Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton dueled, and Hamilton was killed.

The were also duels between other notable people, such as Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, Stephan Decatur & James Barron, Abraham Lincoln & James Shields had almost dueled as well; But How common was this for the average man?

If I was a farmer, or a blacksmith, What was the chance that I or someone I knew, might end up dueling?

I live in England and after bumping into a German born English man the other day I began wondering what life may have been like for a German man or woman who resided in England during World War 2. Were they persecuted? Locked up? Seen as traitors to their home country? Also likewise for any English or Americans who either chose to live in Germany or were ‘caught’ there when War broke out.

Also were there any prominent foreigners in Germany who were part of the Reich Administration, and again Vice versa, were Germans in Britain and America actively helping fight the Nazi’s, were they locked up like the Japanese?

After all the vitriol and blind hate towards Muslims following the reveal of ‘Jihadi John’ living in London and the flak English Muslims are receiving thanks to it, it made me think that perhaps there are comparisons with Germans who weren’t Nazi’s in any shape or form but simply had the bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when War broke out, and perhaps interesting insight on how to deal with it.

Thanks in advance for any answers I may receive.

All the photos I have seen of Native Americans on horseback show the horse fitted with European or American style bridles and bits. When did Native Americans first start taming/training horses and what sort of tack did they use before contact with settlers and ranchers?

Why don't we see the object people used in the past? Why do we rarely ever see old artifacts. The lower class in Italy for example all probably had clothes during the 7th century CE but what happened to those clothes and where are they today. This is worded really bad but hopefully someone understands.

Recently put a bit of thought into this. When a decision was made in Rome, or a report of a battle was to be sent back at around 230 BC - 150 AD, how did the messages get sent? Also, how long would it take for a message to arrive from the edges of the empire to Rome or vice versa?