Second Edition. — Scarecrow Press, 1987. — 208 p.
This edition looks at The Gambia's history from pre-colonial times to the present. It includes entries on significant persons, places and events, institutions and parties, and various political, economic and social aspects. It provides a longer chronology, a more probing introduction, and expanded and additional entries. An extended bibliography takes into account new scholarship and publications.
Chronology.
The dictionary.
Appendixes:
Chief Executives.
Gambian Parliamentary Election Results.
Gambian Presidential Election Results.
Results of Referenda.
Gambian Population Statistics.
Gambian Population: Ethnic Distribution.