CLARKE, William H.2024-08-132024-08-131972https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1589The value of the book goes beyond an appreciation of Yoruba culture. It is an informative source material on the condition of the Yoruba country as a whole in the mid-nineteenth century. In the detailed accounts of his travels as recorded in part I of his book. Clarke gave useful information on many aspects of Yoruba life and the country. There are, in part I, good descriptions of many Yoruba towns and villages—their location, general appearance, estimated population, the way of life of the inhabitants, and so on. Prominent among the towns described were Lagos, Abeokuta, Ijaye, Ogbomoso, Igboho, Iseyin, Okeiho, Saki, Igbeti, Ilprin, New Oyo, Iwo, Ede, Osogbo, Ila and Ilesa. Apart from being informative, these descriptions serve as a useful starting point for those interested in studying the changes that have taken place in these towns severally or jointly from the mid-nineteenth century till date.■ Journey from Lagos via Abeokuta to Ijaye; ■ Journey from Ijaye to Lagos and Ogbomoso; ■ Travels in north-western Yorubaland; ■ Travels in central Yorubaland; ■ Travels in eastern And northern Yorubaland Across Nupe to River Niger; ■ History of The Yoruba early times to the 1850s; ■ Physical features and vegetation of Yorubaland; ■ Climate of Yorubaland; Geology of Yorubaland; ■ Plants and animals of Yorubaland; Social life of the Yoruba people; ■ Government of the Yoruba people; ■ Agriculture and Commerce In Yorubaland; ■ The Language of The Yoruba People; ■ Art and industries of the Yoruba people; ■ Religion of the Yoruba people; ■ Theory of origin of the African race in general and of Yoruba civilization in Yorubaland;enBook