general books Out of Print - History

Bennun (N.) THE BROKEN STRING, the last words of an extinct people
419 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2004. R295
Neil Bennun draws on the notebooks of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd to tell the story of the bushmen and to explore their rock art.
Crwys-Williams (J.) ed. SOUTH AFRICAN DESPATCHES, two centuries of the best in South African journalism
495 pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1989. R250
Despatches covering significant events in South African history, published both in South Africa and abroad, between 1825 and 1988.

Includes Archibald Forbes' description of his solitary ride through the Zululand night to deliver his dispatch after the Battle of Ulundi, 1879,
Charles Norris-Newman's coverage of the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Isandhlwana,
Francis Younghusband on the Jameson Raid,
Vere Stent's interview with Colonel Baden-Powell on the relief of Mafeking, 1900,
two of Todd Matshikiza's pieces on jazz, 1953 and 1955,
Henry Nxumalo's story on his imprisonment in Johannesburg's Central Jail, 1954,
Can Themba's requiem for Sophiatown, 1955,
James Ambrose Brown on the Sharpville massacre, 1961,
Donals Woods' reply to P.W.Botha's question, "Who will rejoice of the Nationalist Party is toppled", 1972,
Nicholas Ashford's reports on the Soweto riots, 1976,
Allister Sparks on the "Yes/No" referendum, 1984,
David Beresford on the death by stoning of Maki Skhosana, 1985, and much more.

Foreword by Lord Deedes of Aldington, former editor, The Daily Telegraph, London.

Cullinan (P.) ROBERT JACOB GORDON, 1743-1795, the man and his travels at the Cape
215 pp., 4to., maps, b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., slipcase, Cape Town, 1992. OUT OF PRINT
A biography of soldier, scientist and explorer Robert Jacob Gordon, a Dutchman of Scottish descent, who undertook several journeys into the Cape interior. He kept detailed records of the geology, geomorphology, flora and fauna of the Cape, mapped his journeys and noted his observations of the indigenous peoples he encountered, namely the Khoikhoi. San, Tswana and Xhosa.

Patrick Cullinan is a poet, writer, critic and academic.
Edgerton (R.B.) LIKE LIONS THEY FOUGHT, the Zulu War and the last Black empire in South Africa
244 pp., maps, illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 1988. R150
In 1879 the Zulu and the British armies met at Isandlwana in the first battle of one of the bloodiest wars in African colonial history. Robert Edgerton examines this war for the first time as it was experienced by the Zulus and examines the psychological and cultural assumptions of the men on both sides.
Emery (F.) THE RED SOLDIER, letters from the Zulu War, 1879
288 pp., maps, illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 1977. R150
Follows the progress of the war through the letters British soldiers wrote to their families back home and which, in the custom of the time, were passed on for publication in local newspapers.
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