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Trade in the Senegambia Region deals with the local and trans-continental trading activities in the Senegambia Region. In this exposition, Patience Sonko-Godwin depicts trade as an agent of change and transposition of culture from one state to another and from one continent to another. She delves into aspects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade during which time millions of people from the Senegambia Region and West Africa were forcefully transported to Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. Although they were subjected to dehumanizing treatment in captivity, they maintained much of their culture and tradition while adopting new ones. Many improved their social standing. Emancipated, thousands of ex-slaves from the outside world were brought to Africa, notably Sierra Leone and Liberia. Likewise, hundreds of thousands of enslaved people were also liberated from the West African coast and the Atlantic Ocean and taken to Sierra Leone and the Gambia. All these people brought their hybrid cultures with them and juxtaposed them with what they found in their new environment. And although these people were victims of circumstances beyond their control, they made immense contributions to the development of the world.

Ethnic Groups of the Senegambia Region deals with the major ethnic groups of the Senegambia Region, namely: the Wolof, Mandinka, Fula, Jola, Serahule, Tukulor and Serer. The book addresses the issues of origins, migration, settlements, state formation, intra- and inter-state relationships. It also addresses the European subjugation of these peoples. This invaluable work opens a new horizon for students, scholars and researchers studying the history of the Senegambia Region. Patience Sanko-Godwin is the author of the following books: Social and Political Structures in the Pre-Colonial Period: Ethnic Groups of the Senegambia Region; Leaders of the Senegambia Region: Reactions to European Infiltration; Trade in the Senegambia Region: From the 12th to the Early 20th Century; Development of the Local Industries in the Senegambia Region: From the Pre-Colonial to the Colonial Period.

This work, A Leading Pioneer in the Development of The Gambia: The Very Reverend John Colley Faye, offers inspiration to upcoming generations along the axes of the clarity of vision, commitment, effort and sacrifice, orientations that could help The Gambia chart a beneficial path forward. Patience Sonko-Godwin is a renowned and erudite Gambian historian. She continues to retain and be involved in research pertinent to National Development and to honour those who were in the forefront of the struggle for nationhood. Other Publications include: Ethnic Groups of the Senegambia Region: A Brief History and Trade in the Senegambia Region: From the 12th to the 21st Century.