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Alfred H. Stone Collection
Volume: 15



14. [George B. Peabody], The Story of an African Prince. Told by Himself (Lancaster, PA: New Era, [1891?]). (88 p.)


Sketch of the author’s childhood in Africa, where he attended a mission school. The author later came to the United States and graduated from Lincoln University. At the time he wrote the pamphlet, Peabody was a candidate for the ministry in the Congregational Church and intended to return to Africa in order to evangelize his tribe, the Bassa in Liberia.