general books Biography & Autobiography

Allen (J.) RABBLE-ROUSER FOR PEACE, the authorised biography of Desmond Tutu
481 pp., maps, illus., paperback. d.w., London, 2006. R147
"As a religious correspondent of a major South African daily newspaper, John Allen covered Desmond Tutu's rise to prominence in the years following the Soweto uprising in 1976. He served with Tutu for 13 years from 1987, first as his press secretary and then as Communications Director of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and at Emory University in the United States."
Allen (V.) LADY TRADER, a biography of Mrs Sarah Heckford
307 pp., paperback, Reprint, Pretoria, (1979) 2010. R225
A reprint of Vivien Allen's biography of Sarah Heckford (1839 - 1903), who sailed from England to Durban in 1878, trekked to the Transvaal and worked as a governess, doctor, builder, nurse and farmer. When her farm failed she made her fortune as a "smous", trading goods with hunters and miners in the Lowveld. In 1882 she published an account of her life and adventures entitled "A Lady Trader in the Transvaal".
Andersen (I.) et. al BREAKING THE SILENCE, stories from the other(ed) woman, POWA Women's Writing Project 2009
143 pp., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2010. R100
The fifth annual POWA "Breaking the Silence" collection. Includes poetry, short stories and autobiographical essays on the theme "untamed, unruly and immoral: stories from the other(ed) woman".
Baai (S.) OLIVER REGINALD TAMBO, teacher, lawyer & freedom fighter
312 pp., illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R196
Preface by Dr N.C.Dlamini-Zuma. Foreword by Desmond Tutu. Includes an edited selection of Tambo's articles, papers, speeches, statements and other documents compiled by E.S.Reddy.

A biography of Oliver Tambo by Dr Sandi Baai, who is originally from Kwa Ndunge village Bizana, Pondoland, Tambo's birthplace.
Barham (J.E.) ed. ALICE GREENE, teacher and campaigner, South African correspondence 1887-1902
649 pp., maps, illus., paperback,, Leicester, 2007. R395
Alice Greene (1858-1920) left England in 1887 to teach at the Collegiate School for Girls in Port Elizabeth. She became friends with Elizabeth Molteno who became principal of the school. They left in 1900 and moved to Cape Town where they were involved in helping Boer women and children held in the British camps. They assisted Emily Hobhouse, were friends with Olive Schreiner, and knew many of the politicians of the day.

John Barham is Alice Greene's great nephew. He has edited the letters she wrote from the time of her departure for South Africa up to a visit she made to England after the end of the Boer War, as well as her 1901 diary.
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