Max Esser was an adventurous young merchant banker, a Rhinelander, who became the first managing director of the largest German plantation company in Cameroon. This volume gives a vivid account of the antecedents and early stages as experienced and described by Esser. In 1896 he ventured, with the explorer Zintgraff, into the hinterland to seek the agreement of Zintgraff's old ally, the ruler of Bali, for the provision of laborers for his projected enterprise. The consequences, many optimistically unforeseen, are illustrated with the help of contemporary materials. Esser's account is preceded by a look at his and his family's connections, added to by an account of newspaper campaigns against him, and completed by an examination of his Cameroon collection, which he gave to the Linden Museum in Stuttgart.
| ISBN: | 9781571813107 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2002 |
| Author: | E M Chilver, Ute Röschenthaler |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Cameroon Studies |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military |
Max Esser was an adventurous young merchant banker, a Rhinelander, who became the first managing director of the largest German plantation company in Cameroon. This volume gives a vivid account of the antecedents and early stages as experienced and described by Esser. In 1896 he ventured, with the explorer Zintgraff, into the hinterland to seek the agreement of Zintgraff's old ally, the ruler of Bali, for the provision of laborers for his projected enterprise. The consequences, many optimistically unforeseen, are illustrated with the help of contemporary materials. Esser's account is preceded by a look at his and his family's connections, added to by an account of newspaper campaigns against him, and completed by an examination of his Cameroon collection, which he gave to the Linden Museum in Stuttgart.
Cameroon's Tycoon features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military
Cameroon's Tycoon is available in Paperback
Cameroon's Tycoon was written by E M Chilver, Ute Röschenthaler and published by Berghahn Books
Cameroon's Tycoon has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Cameroon Studies series