Norris-Newman, Charles L.

With the Boers in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in 1880-1 / With A New Map of the South African Republic and Text of the Convention of 1884. [Including an extensive Appendix with a Glossary of Local Terms used in South Africa – The Transvaal Volksraad – Convention Between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the South African Republic – Notices of the Boer Leaders etc.].

Second Edition. London, Abbott, Jones & Co., Limited, (1881). 15 cm x 22.5 cm. XVI, 392 pages. Fold-out map near front showing South African Republic. Hardcover [publisher’s original khaki cloth] with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Blind ruling on boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Appendix unopened (uncut). Binding firm and strong. Interior is bright and clean with sharp corners. Preowner’s name on half-title: “Miss McCracken – 19th Dec.1899”.

Includes, for example, the following: Cape History / Natal Founded / Great Exodus Northwards / Orange Free State Settlement / Transvaal Founded / Langs Nek / Experience in the Boer Camp / The Amajura / etc.

A history of Southern Africa and the tense relationship between the Boers and the British for control of the region written by Norris-Newman, a war correspondent and author. Details the events surrounding the First Anglo-Boer War, a war fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). The war resulted in Britain’s accession to the establishment of the Second Republic led by a triumvirate consisting of Vice President Paul Kruger, Commandant-General Piet Joubert and MW Pretorius. The names of the Boers’ victories at Laing’s Nek and Majuba became enshrined in emboldened Boer nationalism and the war would help set in train the circumstances that led to the larger Second Boer War in 1899.

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• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120197AB

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