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Transport and Development in West Africa: Presidential Address to Asauk, September 1980
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“Mammy Wagon” often (especially in Ghana) “Mammy Lorry”, is a term obviously introduced into West Africa by English-speaking Europeans, but is widely recognised.Google Scholar
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In the subsequent discussions two more wrecks were cited from personal observation, one at Accra, one near Eket, but still very few for a 2,400 mile coastline between Cape Verde and Mount Cameroun.Google Scholar
See especially his short story “Mutiny on the Speedwell” in A certain Dr. Thorndyke.Google Scholar
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