CURRENTLY SOLD OUT

The Last Boer War by H. Rider Haggard (Paperback, 2008)

About this product

Product Information

The Last Boer War. AUTHORS NOTE. IT has been suggested that at this juncture some students of South African history might be glad to read an account of the Boer Rebellion of 1881, its causes and results. Accordingly, in the following pages are reprinted portions of a book which I wrote so long ago as I 882. It may be objected that such matter must be stale, but I venture to urge, on the contrary, that to this very fact it owes whatever value it may possess. This history was written at the time by one who took an active part in the sad and stirring events which it records, immediately after the issue of those events had driven him home to England. Of the original handful of individuals who were concerned in the annexation of the Transvaal by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877, of whom I was one, t many w survive. When they have gone, any further accurate report made from an intimate personal kwledge of the incidents attendant on that act will be an impossibility indeed it is already impossible, since after the lapse of twenty years men can scarcely trust to their memories for the details of intricate political occurrences, even should they be prompted to attempt their record. It is for thio reason, when the melancholy results which its pages foretell have overtaken us, that I venture to lay them again before the public, so that any who are interested in the matter may read and find in the tale of 1881 the true causes of the war of 1899. I have written which its pages foretell Here are one or two passages taken from them almost at hazard that may be thought to justify the words It seems to me, however, to be a question worthy of the consideration of those who at present direct the destinies of the Empire, whether it would t be wise, as they have gone so far, to go a little farther, and favour a scheme for the total abandonment of South Africa, retaining only Table Bay...

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Read Books
ISBN-10
1443714003
ISBN-13
9781443714006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189527884

Product Key Features

Author
H. Rider Haggard
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History: World & General
Genre
History: World & General

Dimensions

Weight
359g
Height
216mm
Width
140mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Alcester
Spine
16mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
25/08/2008
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

Best Selling in Books

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books

The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback, 2002)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 21 product ratings
AU $20.43 New
---- Used
Behind Dark Eyes: The True Story of Jon English by Jeff Apter (Paperback, 2021)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 product ratings
AU $31.09 New
AU $29.99 Used
First Day by Andrew Daddo (Paperback, 2014)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $10.00 New
AU $6.29 Used
Conversations with Phantoms: Exclusive Interviews About the 1978 TV Movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park by Ron Albanese (Paperback, 2020)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $21.99 New
AU $9.99 Used

Save on Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Books

Frank Herbert'S Dune Saga 3-Book Boxed Set: Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of
AU $43.95
Trending at AU $47.93
A Gentleman in Moscow: The worldwide bestseller by Amor Towles (Paperback, 2017)
AU $14.00
Trending at AU $17.25
F*ck Off! This is MY Coloring Book: The Very F*cking Best of John T | Swear word
AU $13.49
Trending at AU $15.93

Shop by category

The Last Boer War by H. Rider Haggard (Paperback, 2008)

About this product

Product Information

Product Identifiers

Product Key Features

Dimensions

Additional Product Features

Best Selling in Books

The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback, 2002)

Behind Dark Eyes: The True Story of Jon English by Jeff Apter (Paperback, 2021)

First Day by Andrew Daddo (Paperback, 2014)

Conversations with Phantoms: Exclusive Interviews About the 1978 TV Movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park by Ron Albanese (Paperback, 2020)

Save on Books

Frank Herbert'S Dune Saga 3-Book Boxed Set: Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of

A Gentleman in Moscow: The worldwide bestseller by Amor Towles (Paperback, 2017)

Fck Off! This is MY Coloring Book: The Very Fcking Best of John T | Swear word

You may also like

Fiction Paperback Fiction & H. Rider Haggard Books

Fiction H. Rider Haggard Fiction & Books

Fiction H. Rider Haggard and Non-Fiction Books in English

War Fiction Paperback Fiction & Books

Wars Paperback Adult Learning & University Books

War Comics