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  • At the Fireside - Volume 1

    True South African Stories

    par Roger Webster ...
    At the Fireside was born out of the need to preserve, retell and rekindle some of the stories of events and lives that have shaped and coloured South Africa. This book recalls our history and enables the reader to relive the stories of our sometimes forgotten past. These are tales of bravery and honour, greed and failure, hope and despair, but ultimately the stories are of real people who went ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • At the Fireside

    True South African Stories

    Modifié par Roger Webster ...
    Roger Webster published his first volume of At the Fireside stories in 2001. It became an overnight bestseller and he went on to write three more books filled with magnificent stories from southern African. Now, more than ten years later, Roger Webster is back with another, all new volume of fireside tales of people and events that have shaped this remarkable country. The author brings to life ... En savoir plus

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  • The Zulus at War

    The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears

    By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes ... En savoir plus

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  • Heaven's Command

    par Jan Morris ...
    Jan Morris tells the epic story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this celebrated masterwork she vividly evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji, ... En savoir plus

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  • Diamonds, Gold, and War

    The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

    par Martin Meredith ...
    Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and ... En savoir plus

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  • The Zulu Wars - A Brief History

    A Brief History, #2

    par Andrew Knight ...
    Collections Livre 2 - A Brief History
    The Anglo – Zulu wars, a clash between the might of the British Empire with the African Zulu Kingdom, began in 1879.In 1874, Sir Henry Bartle Frere was appointed High Commissioner for Southern Africa. His mission was to bring the various African kingdoms, tribal areas, and Boer Republics together under British rule, modelled after the policy which brought the various states within Canada together ... En savoir plus

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  • Running the Show

    The Extraordinary Stories of the Men who Governed the British Empire

    Stephanie Williams's Running the Show is a brilliant look at the men and women of Empire.'May God forgive us for our sorry deeds and for our glorious intentions'Who were the men governing the Empire in the nineteenth century?How were they chosen and controlled? Were they sane or mad?And why did they do it?From Fiji to the Falkland Islands, from Malaysia to Australia and South Africa, from Lagos to ... En savoir plus

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  • The South African Story - 4th Edition

    par Ron McGregor ...
    Ron McGregor is a South African tour-guide and writer. This book - now in it's 4th edition - was written in response to popular demand for a book about South Africa that isn't too weighty or academic. Until recently, there was no such single book, so Ron sat down and wrote it. And, because it was written to entertain as much as to educate, he stuck to his raconteurial style. It's an easy read, but ... En savoir plus

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  • South African Eden

    James Stevenson-Hamilton's South African Eden, a classic of ecology, is a memoir of over four decades of service as warden of what became the world renowned Kruger National Park. With a new concept in preserving the indigenous wilds, Stevenson-Hamilton ensured South Africa's heritage for the future. ... En savoir plus

    $10.19 CAD

  • Great Furphies of Australian History

    What you really need to know - the truth behind the myths

    par Jim Haynes ...
    Jim Haynes upturns some of the long-held myths of Australian history with surprising results.With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history.Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Australia before Captain Cook, and that the Rum Rebellion was not caused by rum? And what about ... En savoir plus

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  • South African Battles

    par Timothy Couzens ...
    South African Battles describes 36 battles spread over five centuries. These are not the well-trodden battlefields of standard histories, but generally lesser-known ones. Some were of critical importance, while some were infinitely curious. Who, for instance, has heard of the battles of Nakob, Middelpos, Mome Gorge or Mushroom Valley? Who knows about the four black women that Bartolomeu Dias ... En savoir plus

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  • Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats

    More Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past

    par Max du Preez ...
    The sequel to the bestselling Of Warriors, Lovers and Prophets, this is a collection of more fascinating, colourful - and mostly unknown - historical tales, all meticulously researched and written in a lively and engaging style. There are stories of Khoikhoi who tried - with mixed fortunes - to integrate into early Cape colonial society, and eccentric Europeans who ventured to the turbulent ... En savoir plus

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